the story. His most famous story “The Cask of Amontillado” makes readers feel a macabre atmosphere because of the ironies he uses. One example of irony that Poe includes in his story is the word “cask” that means “wine barrel‚” but casket‚ also comes from the same word. Before readers get a chance to read the story‚ they will understand this double meaning. They will realize that death is imminent. Thus‚ Fortunato believes he will ultimately reach a cask of wine‚ he actually meets his casket.
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outcome‚ such as the ending of a mystery novel. Foreshadowing has possessed suspense in Edgar Allen Poe short story “That Cask of Amontillado” with the wine that has gotten Forunate drunk‚ the court jester’s outfit that Forunate wears‚ and it the trowel Montressor ironically carries with him. The cask of wine is a form of symbolism of foreshadowing in “The Cask of Amontillado.” During the time of the carnival ‚the narrator‚ Montressor goes up to the character Fortunato and tells him about the wine
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Two important literary styles that can be seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” are a point of view and irony. Both components aid in building the suspense that is maintained throughout the story. The narrator (Montresor) uses the first-person point of view in speaking to an unidentified individual. “You‚ who so well knows the nature of my soul” that is never revealed in the story. (pg 1126). Montresor’s demeanor throughout the story is calm‚ confident‚ and void of emotion. He never suggests to the
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Annotated Bibliography One Delaney‚ Bill. "Poe ’s THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO." Explicator 64.1 (2005): 39-41. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. This article describes the emotional aspects of Montresor‚ the protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” While Montresor seems uncaring and without emotion as he is murdering Fortunato for the insults against his family‚ Montresor is not as ruthless as he seems. He shows care and concern for his
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“The Cask of Amontillado” Essay Revenge is taken for many silly reasons; this is shown in the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor has been hurt many times by Fortunado so in the story‚ Montresor takes revenge on Fortunado and kills him. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”. Irony is when something happens‚ but you expected the exact opposite‚ Edgar Allan Poe used irony by having Montresor pretend to care about Fortunado ‚ by making
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In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allen Poe displays the theme of revenge. In the story‚ Montressor narrates the story and feels he has been wronged by Fortunado and vows for vengeance against him. Montressor attempts to justify his future crime to the reader. “A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” (Poe 101) Fortunado is unaware of the wrong he caused Montressor
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The continuation of the "The Cask of Amontillado" is about what happened to Montresor after he exacted his revenge. The constant poking fun that Fortunato did to Montresor only fueled his hatred for the man. And by doing so he was digging his own grave. My continuation of this story is about how Montresor went about living while Fortunato was slowly dying within the catacombs. Within the dark moist underground maze was Fortunato‚ chained to the damp stone behind him. The decaying bodies and skeletons
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in edgar allan poe’s short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ a man named fortunato is murdered in a most unpleasant way by his assumed friend‚ Montresor. these events are being recounted by montresor half of a century after the fact to an unknown person and for an unknown reason. he tells the whole story of how he led fortunato into his vaults and then sealed him inside one of the walls in a crypt. although it seems like montressor is confessing to his past crime‚ it may be true that he is boasting
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Matthew Manley Slovak English 1-1 30 September 2014 How Pride Develops Theme in The Cask of Amontillado Anne Rice once said‚ "Pride is the parent of destruction; Pride eats the mind and the heart and soul alive." Pride is called the cardinal sin because it is the character flaw that births all others. The conflict in the Cask of Amontillado develops the theme that‚ pride can make a person do crazy things. Montressor’s pride helps build the conflict because his motive for motor revolves around
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Albernisha Bernard Hart‚ Instructor November 27‚ 2012 Literary Heritage Reading Analysis Paper The Cask of Amontillado The very famous Edgar Allan Poe‚ author of this short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” has been described in many different ways (which is quite an understatement for such the rare kind of man that he was)‚ but one common description among the accredited seems to be isolated. Also in this tale‚ the narrator and main character‚ Montresor‚ is quite isolated. They both
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