society very easily. Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is found in many types of people including sociopaths. Being antisocial can make people anxious because of their stiff personality‚ manipulative to make sure they are at the “top” of their social group‚ and dangerous with power that can destroy lives. Sociopaths are known for their complex social
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of the story the main character‚ Montresor‚ is saying that Fortunato had insulted him and he feels the need to take revenge because of it. He then constructs a plan while the staff and Fortunato was out at the festival. Montresor then tricks Fortunato to go into the cellar and plays along as the friend until he buries Fortunato alive behind a brick wall. Fortunato makes himself an easy target because his doesn’t see what’s coming and the way he acts around Montresor he believes he hasn’t done anything
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The Cask of Amontillado analysis Event 1. Montresor open the story by static that he has been irreparably insulted by his acquaintance‚ Fortunato 2. Montresor tried to take revenge. 3. Montresor used Fortunato’s fondness for wine against him. 4. Montresor wore a mask and black silk approached Fortunato and told him how to pass for amontillado and told him if he busy‚ he could ask a man named Luchesi. 5. Fortunate is anxious to taste the wine and decided to come to Montresor’s vault. 6
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another‚ or uses words to convey a meaning that is opposite of their literal meaning. When Montresor first greets Fortunado in the streets of the Carnival festival‚ he says‚ “My dear Fortunado‚ you are luckily met.” (5) In
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sake of his own pride that Montresor takes revenge on the heedless Fortunato. Poe shows how pride and revenge can make a man become obsessive to the point where he justifies murdersomething he normally would never dothrough exaggerated reasoning‚ and how pride can make a man so blind that he walks obliviously to his own death.
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(1864) and Andre Dubus’ “Killings” (1979) share similar story developments such as theme‚ plot‚ and character types that come together to create the perfect vengeance. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor is after revenge after being insulted by Fortunato‚ which ironically means “fortunate.” Montresor pettily plans his revenge according to his knowledge of Fortunato’s love of wine‚ lures him (Fortunato) into a wine cellar and then into a small crypt where he chains Fortunato to the wall and builds
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throughout the story between Montresor and Fortunato appeared sincere and between friends‚ however‚ if you were paying attention to the symbolism Poe used in his story‚ it is easy to see the clues of how the story will end. Montresor had great success in his plan to use Fortunato’s drunken state and reverse psychology to lure him to his death. Just as the death tarot card describes‚ the last laugh is reserved for death. Fortunato laughs in his last conversation with Montresor‚ desperately hoping that
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Montresor was a noble man and what most insulted him was an insult about his honor or family name. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could.” This was what Montresor said about Fortunato‚ which shows us that Fortunato bothered Montresor and made fun of him many times before‚ but Montresor was a wise man. He always controlled himself and knew how to respond to Fortunato‚ until the day that Fortunato insulted him. On this day Fortunato insulted Montresor but not as
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is a villain? A villain is someone who causes problems and sets out to hurt people. Zaroff and Montresor are both terrible villains. They both do awful things. They are both villains because they each kill at least one person. Even though they were both villains‚ Zaroff is a worse villain because he killed more people than Montresor‚ and he did it in a more vicious way. Zaroff and Montresor are alike in many ways. They both killed people‚ and tortured them. Also they both captured the
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that Fortunato and Montresor are friends”‚ (Whatley 1)‚ though it is evident as Montresor states‚ “that I encountered my friend‚ he accosted me with excessive warmth” (Poe 715). Montresor‚ in actuality despises Fortunato and is only pleased to see him so that he may be able to now complete his murderous plans. He presents to the audience a vague understanding of his motivations‚ and his deception
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