“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (Poe 124) The first line in the story represents the theme of the story; revenge. When the story is first read‚ one might view Montresor as a cold-blooded murderer. However‚ he presents us with only a brief understanding of his motives. His pretense and careful manipulation towards Fortunato reveals the care in which he plans his death. The skill and precision of Montresor’s planning
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themes of terror and even encounters the universal fear of the unknown‚ making the story appealing to virtually everyone. Montresor makes a very interesting comment in the beginning of the story‚ “….and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of immolation.” From the beginningcomma Montresor had grotesque thoughts of what he wanted Fortunto’s fate to be. Montresor committed premeditated murder. “Annabell Lee‚” also has romantic subject matter but it is an interest in the past. Even
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Iago from Othello and Edgar Allen Poe’s Montresor from The cask of Amontillado‚ as they play the roles of two evil‚ back-stabbing characters in which we all learn and love to hate. Through the archetype of the villain‚ composers explore how humanity needs very little motivation to stoop to evil‚ and this evil is easily catalysed into action. Iago envy’s and is jealous of Cassio’s promotion‚ and promptly plans to seek revenge; similarly in the case of Montresor‚ Fortunato’s insulting remarks easily
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Amontillado” is written by a famous writer whose name is Edgar Allan Poe. “The Cask of Amontillado “ is a short story with the theme of revenge. It takes place in a European Country during carnival season. The two main characters are Montresor and Fortunato‚ where Montresor wants revenge for the “thousand injuries” Fortunato has caused him. The author uses a lot of imagery and irony to achieve the tone/mood of suspense and fright in his writing. The author uses imagery when he gives many descriptive
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insult had been done‚ and Montresor was out for revenge on Fortunato. Not a soul but Montresor knew what the insult may have been‚ but this is what makes the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is about a man‚ Montresor‚ who receives a wine that Fortunato‚ the wine expert‚ is looking for. During a carnival‚ Montresor persuades Fortunato to take him to his personal wine cellars‚ located in the catacombs. Fortunato became impaired‚ Montresor takes this opportunity to
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exhilarating and keeps you as the reader on the edge of your seat. As a carnival is going on‚ Montresor is plotting revenge against the man who insulted him for the last time named Fortunato. During the middle of the carnival‚ Montresor takes the drunken Fortunato to the catacombs and little does Fortunato know what is going to happen. Fortunato is literally walking to his death and he has no idea except for Montresor. Edgar Allen Poe does a great job creating suspenseful moods and uses specific sensory
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Cask Of Amontillado” By Edgar Allan Poe. First off‚ Amontillado is an alcoholic beverage‚ closely related with Sherry‚ and in the way it is treated by the characters‚ it is obviously a beverage that is either rare or very delectable. In the story‚ Montresor mentions he has “a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (p 133) In the context pipe is used in‚ it has been used to mean cask‚ which is a barrel of sorts that is used to hold alcohol‚ and to age it. It can also be tied into the fact that while Fortunato
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In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator‚ Montresor‚ plots to get revenge on his former friend‚ Fortunato. It is not completely known why he is so desperate to pursue vengeance‚ only that he has endured a thousand injuries. Montresor leads the intoxicated Fortunato into the catacombs‚ an underground dungeon with numerous human remains‚ where he ultimately builds a wall to trap Fortunato alive. With the use of dark humor and chilling horror‚ Poe really brings this obscure short
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For example‚ in the short story “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor is biased when thinking about Fortunato. Early in the story‚ Montresor writes‚ “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe). This shows that once Montresor was insulted by Fortunato‚ there was no hope for forgiveness. Montresor ignores the possibility of Fortunato’s apology. He is inflexible‚ and decides to painfully
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Amontillado” Upon reading the dark‚ twisted comedy of “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ the view point of the Montresor can be characterize as an unreasoning‚ satanic murderer. He presents us with an unclear understanding of his actions‚ and his trickery of good and use of Fortunato which by the way indicates the care with which he will plan Fortunato’s death. However‚ close observation demonstrates the Montresor display of a perfect black sense of humor and satire‚ with which he amuses both himself and the reader
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