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    of Revenge In Edgar Allan Poe ’s "A Cask of Amontillado" the readers learns of a man who seeks vengeance on an acquaintance‚ named Fortunato‚ who irreparably insulted him. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge." (391) for some unexplained injustice. Montresor wants revenge for Forunato ’s wrongdoing‚ but he does not want to be punished for what he will do to Fortunato. Montresor ’s desire causes him to thoroughly plan

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    gothic fiction is being told in first person point of view by Montresor‚ however‚ his name not revealed until the end of the story. The setting is in Italy during the carnival season. Montresor begins the story by discussing that Fortunato insulted him multiple times and that he seeks revenge on him. He decides to revenge him by using Fortunato’s weakness for good wine to lure him to his death. While in the midst of the carnival season‚ Montresor approaches‚ a drunken Fortunato in a jester costume with

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    Fortunato from the story “The Cast of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ and I were been lied to and was intentionally mislead. A few year ago‚ my older cousin mislead me into believing that he was not human‚ but an alien. My cousin would tell me stories about how he came to earth and also he would demonstrate his gibberish language to me. I just sat there believing every word that goes through my mind. Then he would tell me to open my eyes and shut them‚ each time I did‚ he would seem to be teleporting

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    inside the readers head. We see these tools used in contrasting ways in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The distinctive techniques used in these short stories leave you feeling uneasy once you finish them. Using different methods‚ both authors create a story of horror for their readers. The tones of these stories vary quite a bit. The first sentence of “The Cask of Amontillado” reads “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but

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    Montresor’s Revenge. In the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Edgar Allan Poe wastes no time in revealing the story’s theme. Revenge. Within the first sentence‚ the story’s narrator‚ Montresor‚ vows revenge upon his antagonist‚ Fortunato‚ for a perceived insult which proved to be one insult to many. Montresor states‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” Montresor is a static character. His one aim is to not only

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe tells the tale of two men‚ Montresor and Fortunato.  It is told from the perspective of Montresor‚ a two-faced expert in wine.  The story starts with our narrator informing us of his plan for revenge against Fortunato‚ the man who wronged him.  He studied his opponent‚ learned his ways and found his weak spots‚ such as his expertise in wine.  The story may start there‚ but it doesn’t truly begin until one evening during carnival season.  Montresor goes

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    The story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a story about revenge. Montresor and Fortunato are the main characters of the story. Montresor has been insulted by Fortunato more than thousand times. These insults lead Montresor to revenge for his pride. Front of Fortunato he act nice and cleverly play upon his pride‚ this pride lead Fortunato to his death. In the story Montresor characters; physical appearance‚ personality‚ and Pride. Montersor’s physical appearances are that he is

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    Montresor from the short story “ The Cask of Amontillado” was a wealthy and a vengeful person. Montresor killed the other character in the story Fortunato at the end of the story. Montresor claims the reason that he killed Fortunato is because Fortunato offended or insulted Montresor. Montresor stated this so the reader can justify his murder and think that Montresor had the right to kill Fortunato for what he has done. Montresor takes advantage of the fact that the reader is human just like and

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    Nicholas Neddo English 1/26/12 Essay The cask of Amontillado and the Story behind the cask of Amontillado are very similar but also different. These stories have the same meaning but they are different in setting and storyline. The meaning of the Cask of Amontillado is to get revenge and if that doesn’t work then keep holding your head up high and that is the same in both stories. The setting of the Cask is mainly in a catacombs‚ a place where people put dead people underground

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    The Compare and Contrast of Two Short Stories: “A Rose for Emily” and “The Cask of Amontillado‚” The two short stories‚ “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe are similar in that they deal with death in a macabre fashion. Both protagonists exhibit narcissistic personalities perpetrating murders to satisfy selfish justifications. The characters Fortunato and Homer Barron were murdered in gruesome manors; Fortunato was encased in a brick wall and

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