Amontillado” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game‚” the authors use literary elements to illistrate nefarious murderers . No matter the motives of these murders‚ demented people always commit them. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the guile Montresor seeks vengeance on Fortunato‚ an imprudent man who has an addiction to alcohol by using Fortunato’s desire of Amontillado against him to lure him to his death. In Connell’s amazing short prose “The Most Dangerous Game‚” Rainsford‚ a skillful hunter
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and through. He made many attempts to lead him to his own success that led him to failure. Fortunato’s demise involved two people‚ himself and an old enemy he was unaware of‚ Montresor. Although‚ this was not all his fault‚ part of this was self-induced. Fortunato was a man of pride‚ gluttony‚ arrogance and greed. Montresor‚ on the other hand‚ is a man of tactfulness‚ intelligence‚ manipulative traits and no remorse. These were two key points that directed Fortunato to his current state. Three traits
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Sparrow are very similar in many ways. Fortunato‚ from the short story Cask of Amontillado‚ is known for being a clown of the village. When the story starts Montresor sees Fortunato‚ drunk and acting foolish in the village during a carnival. Montresor has problems with Fortunato for many reasons and decides he is going to kill Fortunato. So‚ Montresor convinces Fortunato to go with him to his wine cellar to have a tasting‚ but while down there he tricks Fortunato and ends up burying him alive. Then we
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Due to the revenge that arises from jealousy and pride‚ the Montresor‚ the protagonist‚ is so deeply involved in his thoughts of revenge from Fortunato‚ he does not even state why he seeks out revenge and the motive behind it. Pride‚ jealousy and the concept of killing someone go back to the time when people first
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corner of the square…” (133). Still‚ the reader does not know the use of the stones until the story comes to a frightening and disturbing end. The setting of “The Cask of Amontillado” starts at a carnival and eventually moves to an eerie catacomb of Montresor. The last setting is the scariest of them all: “At the most remote end of the crypt
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and the pathological liar. Sociopaths have no problem lying and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful. It all starts when they lie once to hide a mistake and then continue lying to cover up the lies that they started. Sociopaths are incapable of feelings and do not understand the impact of compulsively lying. If they are caught lying‚ sociopaths are clever at changing the subject by blaming someone else and getting right out of the mess. Often‚ sociopaths are even so smart at lying
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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‚ another jester‚ and he get disobliged
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answers questions such as; what is the difference between a serial killer or a mass murderer? Who commit these crimes? And what are the different motivating factors behind such crimes? We we even look for an answer to what is the difference between sociopaths and psychopaths? The book delves into an interesting subject of the difference of how these perpetrators feel empathy towards their victims‚ that is how many of these killers can logically understand empathy and sympathy and in fact use it to their
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own pride that Montresor takes revenge on Fortunato. In this essay I will examine how Poe utilizes plot elements‚ style‚ narration‚ setting‚ theme‚ symbolization‚ and literary devices in order to create such a horrific and suspenseful masterpiece. “The Cask of Amontillado” weaves all the plot elements together in such a way as to keep a readers attention throughout the entire story without wanting to put it down. This story starts its inciting incident with the Montresor meeting his friend
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‘The Cask of Amontillado’ and ‘The Scarlet Ibis’ Various authors write on similar topics but use very different techniques. A thoughtful insight on the stories will always reflect their similarity. Some of the ways in which a reader can identify the similarities in two different stories are by evaluating the themes‚ styles and the plot. Of the stories I have read‚ the most similar ideas include ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allan Poe and ‘The Scarlet Ibis’ by James Hurst. The two stories tell
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