about a psychopath named Montresor who tells the story of how he murdered a man called Fortunato. The use of the murderer’s perspective is very appropriate because this short story is about the emotions and events of Montresor himself and not of any other character. The story begins with Montresor explaining to the readers that he “vowed revenge” (Poe) towards Fortunato who “ventured upon insult” (Poe). Fortunato takes pride in his extensive knowledge of fine wines. Montresor uses this pride to manipulate
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secret vengeance plan Montresor had planned for his friend‚ Fortunato. Additionally‚ the narration of the catacomb adds suspense due to the imagery the author incorporated. Moreover‚ Edgar Allen Poe slowly unravels the horrific mood as he writes about the dark and monstrous person that Montresor is due to his evil thoughts‚ actions‚ and words. The author then settles for the mood of horror as he shows Montresor’s schadenfreude. Edgar Allen shows this as he shows how merciless Montresor is as Fortunato
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Cask of Amontillado". The story is a reflection of the past‚ involving a plot that evolves into a murder mystery involving two gentlemen‚ Montresor and Fortunato. The story is told from Montresor ’s point of view‚ recalling an event that occured fifty years ago. Montresor secretly despises Fortunato due to past "insults" that are claimed to be unforgiveable. Montresor demands revenge for these acts and plans Fortunato ’s murder and later tricks him into death. The story provokes questioning as to whether
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cine and making it worse than what they did. 2.Why did Montresor seek revenge on Fortunato? Montresor seeked revenge on Fortunato because Fortunato had always hurt Montresor and his feelings. This time Fortunato had gone too far with being rude and horriable to Montresor so he felt that he had to get revenge on Fortunato. He decided to get him back and worse. 3. How did Montresor know that the house would be empty? Montresor knew the house would be empty because it was carnival season and
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There is always a fine line in murder. Montresor plans on seeking revenge facing Fortunato. Although he is never caught for the crime he committed 50 years ago. Fortunato has no intentions by what method Montresor will kill him‚ He has no idea anything is coming. By the force and manipulations Montresor finds a heartless way to get Fortunato to become tipsy without him becoming suspicious on what is really happening. Montresor is suspicious individual who seeks revenge for a long time finally takes
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main character‚ Montresor‚ is quite isolated. They both seem to be distant from rules and reality‚ but for the both of them‚ not having to endure lasting punishments justifiable by the law in which they lived is very much in their reality. Because of the many similarities among them‚ like this one (isolation)‚
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creates his Monster‚ Montresor‚ by portraying him as a cold and calculated murderer with an intelligence that makes him both devious and terrifying. In this story Montresor has planned the murder of his friend or victim Fortunado quite brilliantly. He has every minute detail planned out in his head and some might say he has planned the perfect murder. The murder takes place during Carnival‚ a festival‚ where everyone is dressed up and drinking heavily. This allows Montresor to approach a dressed
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Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" Montresor was a victim of being made fun of. During the story Montresor gets Fortunato to follow him all the way down the to catacombs. Once they arrive at their destination Montresor will get his final revenge taken out. Montresor accomplishes a big revenge because he is a good planner‚ angry‚ and a bit crazy. Montresor is a very good planner which ultimately makes it easier to kill his friend. Before murdering Fortunato‚ Montresor finds a very big flaw in his friend
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stories with characters like Montresor very often in these stories there is really no winner‚ no good guy‚ no triumph over evil as we see in so many stories today. People love when the unrealistic good forces conquer evil but this is almost the opposite of Poe’s stories where more often than not the leading forces are that of evil. This is prominent in the story of The cask of Amontillado where the reoccurring theme is revenge and deceit relying mostly on the character Montresor. As hard as it is to admit
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Ever heard of a perfect crime? In the story The Cast of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Montresor accomplishes murder because he is determined‚ intelligent‚ and vengeful. Montresor seeks out revenge after Fortunato insults him many times. Montresor tricks Fortunato into going inside huge underground vaults‚ there Fortunato thinks he will drink the Amontillado. As they proceed to the end of the vaults Montresor chains Fortunato up‚ builds a burrier‚ and leaves Fortunato there to die. Here Montersor
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