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    of death as in “The Fall of the House of Usher” or a twisted murderer as in “The Cask of Amontillado” are used by Poe to discuss the themes of death and murder within these stories and‚ depending on their point of view‚ give a different take on such a despicable act such as murder. In order to fully understand Poe’s use of the narrator the two previously mentioned stories must be summarized. “The Cask of Amontillado” is a tale about the narrator‚ Montresor‚ who desires to act revenge on his acquaintance

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    catacombs with him to give him some feedback or advice on the cask of amontillado hat he recently purchased. Already knowing that Fortunato was a man of arrogance and overwhelming self pride‚ Montresor decides to use this to Azad 2 his advantage. He makes Fortunato eager to come taste his cask of amontillado by mentioning that he was on his way over to ask Luchesi whether he could come and give him some feed back on the new cask of amontillado that he recently purchased. Montresor knew that by saying

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    ENG 341-Studies in Literary Genres | The Significance of Imagery | In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” | Lauren Grilli 6/7/2010 | Imagery is described as the ‘mental pictures’ one interprets from reading any type of literature; this can be done using any of the five senses: taste‚ touch‚ smell‚ sight and sound. Edgar Allan Poe is notorious for his use of dramatic imagery in the gothic genre. “Gothic literature has a number of conventions‚ including evocations of horror‚ suggestions

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    The short stories “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne use verbal irony to elaborate the text. Both short stories explain the verbal type of irony. Verbal irony is a situation in which a character says the opposite of what he or she means. Verbal irony is not always shown in the text directly. The reader most of the time has to continue reading until the end of the passage‚ to actually see if it was verbal irony instead of a different type

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    could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (The Cask of Amontillado) Revenge is a common thing to do when you want to get back at a person. Sometimes‚ it can be harsh and no sympathy or regret about hurting them‚ or it could be an innocent thing that makes them mad but then laugh afterwards. In Montresor’s case‚ he wants to hurt Fortunato because he insulted him in someway‚ and he vows to get revenge. The Cask Of Amontillado is another eerie story by Edgar Allan Poe about revenge. In

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    An Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been given. In a short space and with ultimate technical skill‚ Poe creates a nightmare‚ guaranteed to give the reader a sleepless night. The plot of the story is a simple one. Montresor tales revenge on his

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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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    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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