exist in all of us? Revenge‚ betrayal‚ manipulation are all features of the archetypical villain which convey the flaws in humanity. This idea is demonstrated through Shakespeare’s Iago from Othello and Edgar Allen Poe’s Montresor from The cask of Amontillado‚ as they play the roles of two evil‚ back-stabbing characters in which we all learn and love to hate. Through the archetype of the villain‚ composers explore how humanity needs very little motivation to stoop to evil‚ and this evil is easily
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involved. Revenge‚ the retaliation for injuries or wrongs‚ has been used as an excuse for committing a crime but having reason to commit a crime does not justify it. The stories The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe and The Crucible by Arthur Miller are good examples of unjustifiable revenge. The Cask of Amontillado features a jealous man who gets revenge with murder‚ while The Crucible is about a girl who lies about people in her town‚ getting them killed‚ in order to get revenge on a man who
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What kind of horrid character traits does Montresor poses? In “The Cask of the Amontillado” Poe describes Montresor’s character traits. Montresor seems to have three main traits that greatly shape his personality. Those traits include: being too sensitive‚ being very vile‚ and being manipulative. Montresor’s character traits notably influence his actions and his decisions in “The Cask of the Amontillado”. His traits also determine the outcome of his actions. Now‚ what thing was influenced by Montresor
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The first-person narration style of “The Cask of Amontillado” is essential in creating the original quality of the story. The reason this is so important in this particular story‚ is because when a sane killer‚ Montresor‚ is allowed to tell the story from his point of view‚ the reader gets a unique‚ disturbing look into the calmness of his mind. The audience can more clearly see how he thinks and feels‚ which the audience does not normally get in mainstream‚ commercial literature. The reason
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The use of symbolism in "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allen Poe has always been known for his dark‚ mysterious‚ and twisted stories. Nearly all of his stories are praised‚ and they have some sort of unknown motive and background to them. In "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Poe tells a tale of revenge and humiliation. The way this particular story symbolizes Poe’s work that has a mind-boggling ending. Although there is no motive‚ Poe uses symbolism to try to answer questions in the short story. The
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What would someone do if a supposed friend of theirs locked them in caliginous catacombs and abandoned them to die? “The Cask of Amontillado‚” a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ follows a revengeful man named Montresor and his calculated quest against an unsuspecting man called Fortunato. The story‚ told from Montresor’s point of view‚ takes place surrounding the jubilant celebration of carnival. Montresor lures the naive Fortunato into the ominous catacombs. Montresor proceeds to intoxicate
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she is being morally wrong or bad‚ and their actions are to be described as being wicked. However‚ in a cultural or religious aspect‚ one would declare that stealing and/or murder are wrong‚ likewise forbids idolatry and blasphemy. In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ published by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator goes through certain discomforts‚ like being insulted in a way of that hurts his pride. Throughout the text‚ the narrator with goes through stressful time‚ whereby flagging a vendetta became a priority
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people’s lives . A person with too much pride only looks down on others and often loses their ability to make decisions . In fact ‚ pride was one of the reasons that led to WWI and took away the lives of 16 million people . Similarly ‚ in the Cask of Amontillado ‚ pride leads Fortunato to his death . In this short story ‚ Poe address how a person’s pride blinds him to the manipulation of others . This is shown through the use of setting ‚ symbolism ‚ foreshadowing and irony . Paragraph : Also Fortunato
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The Cask of Amontillado analysis Event 1. Montresor open the story by static that he has been irreparably insulted by his acquaintance‚ Fortunato 2. Montresor tried to take revenge. 3. Montresor used Fortunato’s fondness for wine against him. 4. Montresor wore a mask and black silk approached Fortunato and told him how to pass for amontillado and told him if he busy‚ he could ask a man named Luchesi. 5. Fortunate is anxious to taste the wine and decided to come to Montresor’s vault. 6
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is because once all is said and done‚ the past can not be changed. “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ like many other stories‚ is focused on the theme of revenge‚ which is a feeling everyone is familiar with and is something that almost always ends badly. One of the more prominent stories about revenge comes from Edgar Allan Poe‚ a very well known author recognized mainly for his dark story writing. His story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ is an interesting tale about a man who feels insulted and seeks revenge
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