Dana Sayell English 1020 Section 105168 April 6th‚ 2013 Topic #3 The Cask of Amontillado The Cask of Amontillado‚ which was written by Edgar Allen Poe in the early 1800’s‚ is about a man named Montresor who has been insulted by another man named Fortunato and has planned his revenge on the man. He plays along being a dear friend to Fortunato and convinces him to taste some wine in which he had purchased to see if it is worth what he had paid for. Montresor then takes him down to the cellar/catacombs
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In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator‚ Montresor‚ plots to get revenge on his former friend‚ Fortunato. It is not completely known why he is so desperate to pursue vengeance‚ only that he has endured a thousand injuries. Montresor leads the intoxicated Fortunato into the catacombs‚ an underground dungeon with numerous human remains‚ where he ultimately builds a wall to trap Fortunato alive. With the use of dark humor and chilling horror‚ Poe really brings this obscure short
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Irony of The Cask of Amontillado Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories contain a wide variety of irony‚ motifs‚ and symbolism. The unity of these elements within many of his tales creates specific moods in and throughout his works. One story in particular‚ The Cask of Amontillado not only displays Poe’s exquisite attention to detail and mastery of literary unity‚ but it clearly portrays his expertise in the use of irony within this story. The most evident use of irony is through the character’s
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the right way to get back at someone? Monstressor believed the only way to get back at his “friend” Fortunato was to seek revenge and utimatley end his life‚ trapping him in the darkness of his catacombs. Edgar Allen Poe In his story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Poe uniquley uses first person point of view‚ setting and imagery through writing style. Poe’s use of first person point of view gave the audience an insight on Montresor’s perspective‚ unreliability‚ and finally his manipulative personality
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The first story entitled The Cask of Amontillado has 2 characters One is Fortunato and the other is the executioner who comes Fortunato tricked leads to the catacombs where I had to try if the wine from a barrel was really Amontillado during Amitallado search of the executioner finishes drunk with some wine and chained to finally let him die like that. The second story titled hop-frog‚ Hop-Frog was the nickname they gave their jester‚ was a dwarf who had given gift to the king one of his generals
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"Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado” The gothic novella‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ was written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1846. The main characters‚ Montresor and Fortunado‚ are seemingly civilized acquaintances that have crossed paths in the past. Montresor had multiple reasons for murdering Fortunado‚ and had no doubt in his mind that it was necessary and just for him to do so. The main reason is pride‚ which both characters show an abundance of throughout the entire story. Fortunado insulted
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Outline Thesis: Poe uses objects‚ character names‚ and the masons as main symbols in his story The cask of amontillado. I. Objects A. Bells on Fortunato’s cap 1. Death 2. Drunkenness B. Cask of Amontillado 1. Resemblance of name Casks 2. Greed II. Character names A. Fortunato 1. Character’s name resemblance 2. Characters outcome B. Montresor 1. Character’s name resemblance 2. Characters outcome III. The Masons A. Free Masons 1. Specialty 2. Proof of association (dancing) B. Brick layer Mason 1.
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When looked at for the first time‚ Montresor in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado may seem disturbing. Montresor has plans to murder a man‚ Fortunato‚ for insulting him and plans on doing so by walling him up in the catacombs under his home. Montresor devises a clever plan that will leave Fortunato clueless as to his intensions. Upon a closer look‚ this character is admirable. Montresor carries out his plan successfully without being caught. He does this by using traits that are commendable
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In the short horror story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Poe attempts to convey why both pride and revenge can become dangerous when a person is overwhelmed by either. Poe‚ through the use of various literary techniques‚ introduces an horrific drama of two men‚ one who will stop at nothing to get the revenge that he believes himself and his family worthy of‚ and another whose pride will ultimately become the instrument of his own death. Fortunato falls prey to Montresor’s plans because
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lot of issues throughout his life. His father abandoned him and his mother died when he was just a child. Through all of Poe’s struggles he has written many stories. Most in which are particularly morbid and full of irony. In Poe’s story The Cask of Amontillado‚ he uses three different types of irony to describe Montresor’s utter most vex towards his friend Fortunato. The types of irony Poe uses are verbal irony‚ situational irony‚ and dramatic irony. Poe uses verbal irony towards Fortunato throughout
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