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    Choose a Topic: What happens AFTER the story in "The Cask of Amontillado?"           Graphic Organizer Beginning Middle End After all the hard work of Destroying Fortunato‚  Montresor rest inside his vault for a few minutes. Montresor searches all across his vaults but sees no one. However the noises begin to get even louder. Montresor said he had no idea who that was. Then his face turned as red as a tomato. Because he looked off into the distance and saw one of Fortunatos shoes. He

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    Reed Zatlow Paper #1 Draft JAN 8 2014 Use of Setting to Create Mood in Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” Known historically for his dark and ominous storytelling‚ Edgar Allen Poe offers concise‚ detailed description of his characters‚ as well as their surrounding‚ to perfectly set the mood in his famous work “The Cask of Amontillado.” During the introductory paragraph‚ the main character of the story‚ Montresor‚ describes revenge in the utmost detail against Fortunado‚ a fellow wine

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    Well‚ guess only idiots say that. With a truly delightful laughter. Tomosato: Alright. I am a I followed an idiot this far. I can let him get away. I’d embark on an escape route if ya could think of one‚ but guess ya’re not that good. As he says this and brusquely turns his back to Sakuya‚ he departs with a brisk pace‚ perhaps implying‚ "come with me‚" but he hastens toward the fishfolk group restraining Rui. "I’m taking you to a nice place‚" his invitation might lead to a deceitful gambling

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    In the stories “The Black Cat”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe each have different types of conflicts and causes of conflict. In the story “The Black Cat” the conflict is man vs self. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” the conflict is man vs man. In the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” the conflict is man vs self. Each of these stories contains murder and betrayal. The cause of the conflict in the story “The Black Cat” is lack of respect of morals. The

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    describe not only people but also characters in short stories. In literature‚ authors make this connection to make the character sound more realistic. For example‚ in “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Cask of Amontillado‚” characters’ appearance unquestionably reflect their actions. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Fortunato’s actions definitely reflect his appearances. Fortunato is dressed for the carnival season. Because he is dressed in “motley” and wears “caps and bells” (6)‚ it can be assumed that Fortunato

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    child is born‚ their guardians are in complete control over what kind of life they will live. Their whole life depends on how they are raised. Short stories often reveal significant social issues and how they impact society much like “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. This short story illustrates the effects of mental illness if it is not treated properly; it is a story of revenge and murder that takes readers into the darkest place of the author’s mind. Many researchers believed that

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    The story of my choosing is The Cast of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar Allan Poe‚ an American short-story writer‚ and poet‚ composer of written work “The Cask of Amontillado” in 1846. His ability to draw attention and some say some the greatest; a short story. It’s a story of retaliation‚ killing‚  torment‚ and addiction set in a very large below the surface. Italian catacomb (below ground graveyard). It’s also an adventure into the dark and mysterious recesses of the human psyche. The theme

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    an interesting theme because generally being proud is good‚ you are stronger and take gratification in your family‚ yourself‚ and or what you do. In both “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ and “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Richard Connell‚ the main characters suffer from hubris‚ which has tragic consequences. In “The Cask of Amontillado” this theme is apparent with Montresor when he says “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚

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    The Cask Of Amontillado The story was written by Edgar Allan Poe and took place during carnival season in Italy in 1846. In the story the author used the first person narration style and this keeps the originality of the story. The reader get to know exactly what the protagonist was thinking because he was telling the story. So the effect is that he let the audience feel the main character which was Montressor. And this gives a better understanding of the story. We see that Montressor revenged

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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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