Cast of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allan Poe shares a story about insults and revenge in action. Montresor is the protagonist who holds a grudge against the antagonist‚ Fortunato. The first sentence sets the stage for the murder of Fortunato. “The thousands injuries of Fortunate I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe‚ p. 108). It does not say what the “injuries” Montresor is referring to are‚ but in his book they were enough to murder Fortunato. The narrator is
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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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view. Since Montresor is the narrator this concludes the fact that he is telling the story from his point of view. From the beginning it is clear that Montresor is an unreliable narrator. Throughout the story it is quite noticeable that Montresor is not trustworthy as a narrator‚ and that he has a mental instability. The very first sentence it shows that this story is going to be told by Montresor (from a first person point of view). In the first sentence of the first paragraph Montresor claims Fortunato
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perspective from which the story is being told from. In this case‚ the narrator is Montresor. He is a cold‚ brutal and a vicious killer. “For the love of God‚ Montresor!” Furtunado is having a pleading conversation with the narrator who we discover is Montresor. Characterization is a description or development of the major and minor characters. This can be shown through actions and dialogue of the characters. Montresor is a cold‚ brutal‚ evil‚ two-faced killer who got away with murder. “My friend‚ no
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of that which is actually stated. Theme is the overall point that the author is trying to convey to the reader. “The Cask of Amontillado‚” written by Edgar Allen Poe and narrated by the antagonist of the story‚ Montresor‚ who just so happens to be the main character‚ is about how Montresor got his revenge on Fortunato. On the other hand‚ “The Scarlet Ibis‚” by James Hurst‚ entails Brother realizing how inhumane he truthfully was to Doodle‚ all due to his own selfish pride throughout Doodle’s lifetime
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Allen Poe‚ the dark side of human nature is exemplified through the character of Montresor and his victim‚ Fortunato. Montresor is a manipulative and vengeful person. These characteristics lead to the death of Fortunato‚ a man who has wronged him. Through the acts‚ words‚ and the thoughts of Montressor‚ one is able to see him carry out his plan for revenge. The story takes place in Italy at a carnival where Montresor and Fortunato meet each other by chance‚ or so it is seems. The mood at the carnival
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involves two men: Montresor‚ the narrator‚ who is an Italian aristocrat seeking revenge against the second main character: Fortunato‚ a proud man that flaunts about his knowledge of wines and who finally walks into his own death. Irony is defined as words or actions that convey a reality different from appearance or expectation. The use of such device in the story gives it humor and wit. The continuous use of irony is detected through style‚ tone and the use of exaggeration from Montresor‚ the narrator
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someone. And although it is wrong to to terrible things to other people‚ we still feel satisfactory from getting even. There are multiple ways to get revenge on someone; some people get straight to the point and go in for the kill‚ like what Montresor did in The Cask of Amontillado. These persons are generally obsessed with revenge‚ or incredibly insulted by what was done to them. However‚ in any situation‚ it would be more beneficial to let the anger go‚ instead of plotting a huge revenge plan
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factor in a plan of murderous revenge. Antagonist Montresor was able to carry out his vulgar way of dealing with an inconvenience by exacting revenge which when observed brings out a deeper meaning of the theme in story‚ one should not allow anger to fester or dictate their life. Montresor is a character that let his anger get out of hand which led it to control his life causing him to spend his time trying to find a way to get impunic revenge. Montresor kicked off his duplicitous plan of retribution
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horror genre and The Cask of Amontillado was no exception. This was the story of what may have been a perfect crime. Narrating events that took place fifty years before‚ Montresor‚ a wealthy Frenchman‚ began the tale by explaining that Fortunato‚ a fellow wine connoisseur‚ after a series of unknown events insulted him. Although Montresor never states what this insult was‚ he was angry enough about it to premeditate Fortunato’s murder. Montresor’s true goal lay not only in revenge‚ but also in escaping
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