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    overtake you‚ it can even bring you to the extreme solution of murder. This is exactly what happened in the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe. In the story Montresor‚ a deranged mason‚ seeks revenge upon Fortunato‚ a wealthy Italian man who is accused of insulting Montresor. Poe successfully deliveries this eerie and dark tale through the use of literary devices such irony and foreshadowing. With the use of these devices every element of this story was used to create a single

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    Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe. In Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” is about two business associates that have been acquaintances for many years now. Montressor became greedy and decided to poison and bury alive his old friend fortunato after fortunato insulted him badly for too long. Montresor had enough and took action in the wrong way. In another one

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    The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Poe does uses a specific point of view to make his story different and suprising. Poe’s stories always start and end with creepy diction. (Depending on how you read it ) In the beginning of the story Poe starts of by saying "the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge" (Poe lines1-2). Here we figure out that our story will be told by this man who wants vengeance "Montresor". Montresor

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    Edgar Allan Poe terrified and befuddled readers with his short stories for over 150 years. Poe has written a lot of short stories‚ but the two of his most significant pieces are “Hop-Frog” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” The short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” is about the protagonist‚ Montresor‚ who acts serene at the beginning in order to reel in Fortunato into his trap‚ but at the end‚ his behavior is aggressive and vengeful. “Hop-Frog” is about a dwarf‚ who is a jester‚ named Hop-Frog. Trippetta

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    “There is more to tell and the story gets better. The money had been in a bank in Luxembourg in a blind account. Picca Pythonzi had been given the money by Filippo‚ and he asked Ignacio to use it for a good cause. Ignacio told him he knew exactly where to put it.” “Frank I can’t believe what I am hearing. Where is the money now?” “Ignacio has it in a bank in New Orleans‚ and the bank didn’t ask any questions.” The original paintings displayed on the walls of the restaurant now had more meaning.

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    It was one of the best nights in a long time. There I was looking at the most beautiful girl I had ever laid eyes on. I was truly the luckiest guy in all of the earth. Pearl was not only the sweetest woman I had ever met‚ but‚ also the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. Sure we had our ups and downs but in the end we loved each other and that was all that mattered. There was nothing standing in the way of us. Well‚ maybe one thing… or should I say person… Fortunato. You see‚ Fortunato

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    authors use suspense to keep the reader interested in the story. Suspense is the excitement or tension that readers feel as they wait to find out how a story ends or a conflict is resolved. In "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell‚ "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe‚ and "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury‚ all three authors use suspense to captivate the reader’s attention in their

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    Contrast of “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat” Today I’ll be comparing the Narration of “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar Allen Poe is the author of many great pieces of literature‚ using his narrators to explain situations that are going on in their life. The narrators of "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Black Cat" both lead characters love for man’s inhumanity to man and animals through horrific murders.   In "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ Montresor is

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    1. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” the setting helps clarify the theme of revenge possibly leading to guilt and regret later in life. Poe uses a lot of irony in his stories with almost every element possible‚ the setting is no different. At the beginning the story takes place during at a carnival in Italy. At the carnival everyone is having fun and celebrating‚ including Fortunato‚ the unfortunate victim of Montresor’s revenge plan. Later on the setting later changes drastically as

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    “The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies‚ but from those you trust the most‚” Aldrich Ames says. In ’’The Cask of Amontillado’’ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator‚ Montresor‚ decides to seek revenge on Fortunato‚ a dear friend who has insulted and betrayed him. Montresor finds him at a carnival in order to lure him into the catacombs of his home. Montrsor propounds going back to his house once Fortunato’s coughs become paroxysmal‚ to which Fortunato declines. Montesor

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