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 the beginning‚ it goes right for how Montresor wants vengeance on Fortunato because he insulted him and foreshadowed by the choice of words he used that he was going to do something that
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe . Fortunato and Montresor: Examples of Human Morality Essence Many have been the efforts of scholars and thinkers to recognize and understand what the essence of human morality is. Some philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes believes that human beings are intrinsically evil; nonetheless‚ others philosophers such as Augustine of Hippo state that human nature is in a certain way divine since it is a reflection of God’s creation for excellence. Nowadays‚ almost
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indignity and having the feeling inside by not making victim’s personality felt. We have a mad protagonist named Montresor and a drunk antagonist named Fortunado‚which means luck-adverse to his bitter end.Montresor begins his story by mentioning to an unknown person/thing about a vow of revenge for the insult of Fortunado.Planningly‚in the feast time for Dionysos‚Montresor takes Fortunado to his underground cellar by saying he’ll take him at where the famous wine Amontillado is present.They
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door‚ you will open it." -From an essay signed "A sociopath in prison." The character of Estella from Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" is a sociopath. Identical to 3% of our population‚ Estella has no conscience‚ or any true emotional attachment to another human being. Dickens adds fuel to the ’nature versus nurture’ debate on sociopaths‚ as Estella’s sociopathy is apparently taught to her by Miss. Havisham. The identification of sociopaths is difficult‚ and great care must be taken not to
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deeper look into the story to figure out Montresor. “The Cask of the Amontillado” is the best short story we have read because its elements lead us on an exciting journey. In this story‚ the point of view makes a huge difference of the reader’s takeaway. Montresor’s thoughts are so vindictive it’s hard to believe. “I continued‚ as my wont‚ to smile in his face‚ and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation” (Poe 59). Montresor states here that he smiles at Fortunato
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During the introductory paragraph‚ the main character of the story‚ Montresor‚ describes revenge in the utmost detail against Fortunado‚ a fellow wine merchant. From one moment to the next‚ Poe uses dialogue to contrast Montresor’s apparent friendship‚ with his innermost feelings and motivations. From beginning to end Poe transforms the main character from someone who seems the victim of serious harassment‚ into a cold‚ calculated sociopath. Poe uses details of setting to create mood. These details include
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narrator defines revenge as punishment with impunity‚ which foreshadows what will happen to Montresor. The reader knows that Montresor is insane because of his cold and calculating nature‚ without remorse‚ which perfectly fits the definition of a sociopath. The irony of Montresor’s conversation to Fortunato during that walk leaves Fortunato stunned and so shocked that he does not even try to fight Montresor while he chains him up to the
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"Goodbye Fortunado‚" Montresor yells with a slight feeling that Fortunado will respond. Fortunado however‚was in no luck‚ he could not respond. Fortunado was dead‚ and the catacombs were filled of silence. Revenge seemed like a victory to Montresor‚ until..he walked away and realize there was no going back. This guilt Montresor built up led him to confess‚ he was not equipped to handle keeping the truth to himself. Slowly‚ the secret‚ the crime Montresor had committed was eating away at him
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story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor has been hurt many times by Fortunado so in the story‚ Montresor takes revenge on Fortunado and kills him. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”. Irony is when something happens‚ but you expected the exact opposite‚ Edgar Allan Poe used irony by having Montresor pretend to care about Fortunado ‚ by making comments about Fortunado ‚ and by Montresor saying he wants Fortunado to have a long life. First
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interesting theme called a gothic theme. Likewise‚ in Poe’s story Montresor hides his intent of hate towards Fortunato; leaving a dark foreboding killer intent to be felt by the readers. Furthermore‚ Montresor gets Fortunato drunk‚ so that he doesn’t realize he’s being chained up. For instance‚ in the story it says “I broke and reached him a flagon of De Grave” (238). Incredibly‚ as Montresor and Fortunato get to the crypt‚ Montresor finds a pile of bones. Nevertheless‚
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