work and provided for the family‚ women were left with the task of cleaning and cooking. Naturally‚ everyone depends on something or someone to live. Although‚ depending too much on a specific pattern is not good at all. In the short story‚ A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner‚ Miss Emily’s life is marked by male individuals. The same goes for Mabel in The Horse Dealers Daughter. Throughout the stories‚ both girls were completely dependent on their fathers and now they demonstrate the effects of
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“The Cask of Amontillado” and “Annabel Lee” were written by Edgar Allan Poe. “Annabel Lee” is a poem about love that turned into an obsession. The speaker was never able to get over Annabel Lee and continued to sleep in her grave. On the other hand‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story about revenge and how it’s pursued. Montresor takes vengeance to the extremes when he basically kills his offender by locking in a niche in his catacombs.Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery and amorous word choice to
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“The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-tale Heart” “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The tell-tale heart” were written by Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19‚ 1809‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts. Poe was known as a poet‚ editor‚ literary critic‚ and his tales about mystery. Two of his famous stories‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-tale Heart”‚ has a setting in the mid 1800’s‚ were narrator in each stories killed another character‚ hid their victims and leaving no evidence behind
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American poet‚ and writer‚ has fabricated hundreds of stories and poems‚ each of which are literary masterpieces warped with horror‚ mystery‚ and suspense. One of these‚ which is also one of his most well-known pieces‚ is the 1846 short story “The Cask of Amontillado”. This short story recounts the twisted terror of the comradery of two men and how one of them was determined to exact his wrongs/ to seek revenge. However‚ like any story‚ although it may not be displayed‚ this diabolical tale possesses two
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Intellect Versus Emotion In the two short stories‚ “The Raven” and “The Cask Of Amontillado”‚ written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the contrast between realism and romantic ideas are used by the author to thoroughly scare the reader. In “The Raven”‚ the main character is an extreme realist that undergoes a romantic change from being haunted by a raven that reminds him of the death of his ex-lover Lenore. He keeps telling himself throughout the story‚ “’ tis some visitor… tapping at my chamber door- only
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Edgar Allen Poe maneuvers an ominous tone in “The Cask of Amontillado” to build and maintain the suspense within the story‚ successfully leading his readers down a path of expectations before leaving them quivering at Montresor’s demolished sanity. While Poe sets the story during a carnival‚ opposing it is the narrator’s sinister intentions as he tells his audience: “my smile now was at the thought of [Fortunato’s] immolation”(3). This is dramatic irony since the audience is already clear that Montresor’s
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The Cask of Amontillado Sometimes‚ it is not the people that change‚ but the mask that falls off. Montresor seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor has committed a thousand injuries against Fortunato‚ but no further details are given. Even though Montresor thinks Fortunato and him are good friends‚ Fortunato is just hiding behind a mask. He has no clue of the deadly plans that Fortunato is planning. Montresor knows that his enemy’s fatal weakness is that he drinks to much‚ and uses this to cause
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tales of murder and the mystical. “The Cask of Amontillado” is an example of Edgar Allen Poe’s dramatic and successful use of setting‚ plot‚ and point of
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1. There are no specific hints provided by the story that represents the “thousand injuries” inflicted on Montresor by Fortunato. However‚ Fortunato has insulted Montresor and it is an injury to his soul. Yes‚ they serve to establish a specific motive for Montresor’s revenge. The insult by Fortunato had affected Montresor to a great extent and Montresor is a kind of person who would not let such things go easily. 2. The general setting of the story is highly appropriate because it creates a pathway
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