Montresor’s‚ the narrator’s‚ character. For example‚ when Montresor had described how Fortunato had inflicted him with “[a] thousand injuries” and “ventured upon insult”‚ “[Montresor] vowed revenge” (1). This is the moment when the reader first experiences his unreliability as a narrator. Montresor had never specified the copious wounds that he had supposedly suffered from Fortunato and the severity of his offense. Furthermore‚ when Montresor had voiced out that Fortunato had ventured‚ in order words
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would cause Montresor to feel sick. 13. Is Montresor a reliable or unreliable narrator? Explain your answer. I think Montresor is an unreliable narrator as he is clearly mentally unstable who ends up murdering his friend over an insult. On the point that he has killed his friend‚ for that reason I wouldn’t have confidence in him as he is not trustworthy. Furthermore‚ there is no evidence that indicates that Fortunato had insulted or do anything of great harm to Montresor. Therefore‚ Montresor‚ is a perfect
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revenge. The man (Montresor) leads the fool (Fortunato) into the depths of the wine vaults with the temptation of the amontillado. Fortunato becomes drunk and Montresor takes advantage of him. Montresor chains him up and closes him in‚ never to be heard of again. This story shows that you should be careful what you say and do because it could push someone to seek revenge and take advantage of you. Some will go to extremes to get
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Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato. He gets revenge on the night of a carnival when Fortunato is drunk. Montresor leads Fortunato into the catacombs by saying there is a good wine in there and Fortunato follows him because he is a wine connoisseur. Montresor leads him into the family crypt when he traps Fortunato. Fortunato dies from the mold whilst Montresor is building a wall to keep him hidden. Montresor finishes the wall and then leaves. Montresor accomplishes his goal
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“The Cask of Amontillado” is quite an abusive story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story starts off when Fortunato‚ the antagonist‚ insults Montresor‚ the villain protagonist. Montresor plots for revenge against Fortunato in harsh ways. In order to succeed‚ he has to maintain characteristics of being deft‚ cautious‚ and hard-hearted. Montresor shows his slickness when he first greets Fortunato with compliments like “you are luckily met” and “How remarkably well you are looking today” (p.374). Later
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hints in the text? What evidence does the text provide that Montresor is an unreliable narrator? Montresor indulges in large quantities of Italian Vintages‚ resides with attendants in large suites with archways which lead into vaults which are extensive. The Montresor’s have their own family arms and motto. These are all indications that Montresor is wealthy and of an upper social class. From the very first paragraph‚ where Montresor vowed revenge‚ it is apparent that his character would not be
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don’t really know if Fortunato has really insulted Montresor‚ the narrator‚ or if Montresor is just an unreasonable‚ cold-blooded murderer. In contrast‚
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In the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ a horror genre is about a malevolent man named Montresor and his friend Fortunato. In the story the readers are made sure to know to never mess with the Montresor family or else it will end badly for the person maligning them. “The Cask of Amontillado” had a mysterious atmosphere which was a fine work of irony by Poe. Poe is a very well-known author in the literature world. Being known for his unique style of writing especially his
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foolishness in listening to Montresor‚ and ignoring the growing danger Montresor was leading him into. The symbolism also reveals how Montresor fools Fortunato into venturing deep in the catacombs by getting him drunk. In addition‚ Montresor uses Fortunato’s
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think that "The Cask Of Amontillado" is believable because it seems like Montresor is fed up with Fortunato. Poe also leads us to believe that Fortunato is foolish enough to follow Montresor into the dark catacombs to get to the amontillado that he is an expert on. The story is a dark tale of a presumably insane man who suffers from‚ according to him‚ "the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could"(75). Montresor has never told us exactly what Fortunato had done to him to make him so
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