how far a man can go by wanting revenge. Montresor‚ the main character seeks revenge over Fortunato for his unsatisfactory deeds. As Poe uses first person narrative point of view we can see how he gives a suspenseful tone to the story and an unreliable narrator with a depraved plan. Towards the middle of the short story the reader can already conclude that the main character has a plan to dispose of Fortunato. The dark tone comes into play when Montresor makes
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Two important literary styles that can be seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” are a point of view and irony. Both components aid in building the suspense that is maintained throughout the story. The narrator (Montresor) uses the first-person point of view in speaking to an unidentified individual. “You‚ who so well knows the nature of my soul” that is never revealed in the story. (pg 1126). Montresor’s demeanor throughout the story is calm‚ confident‚ and void of emotion. He never suggests to the
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introduction for your Narrative Essay‚ following the guidelines you were taught. The introduction should be approximately 150-200 words in length and may include dialogue. The force that drives Montresor to commit the horrible murder of Fernando is his powerful desire for revenge. The opening lines of the story‚ Montresor says‚ "The thousand injuries of Fernando had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge. The idea of revenge is brought up
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deeply intoxicated‚ making it easy for Montresor to manipulate him. However‚ Fortunato’s drinking habits were a reasonable occasion for him‚ as Montresor mentions his love for wines. This moment fits perfectly with the Gothic
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maturity (study.com). In the story‚ our narrator Montresor plans a scheme to kill his friend‚ Fortunato‚ for the wrong he has done to him. Throughout the piece‚ the narrator explains to the readers that while this is a plot to take revenge on his friend‚ Poe utilizes the unreliable narrator to symbolize Montresor’s mental state‚ in which his feeling of villainy and guilt took after him in his decision making. In the beginning of the short story‚ Montresor first expresses his anger towards
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Fortunato? What has he done to Montresor that has caused so much emotional and psychological damage? Obviously the answers to these questions will elude and intrigue the audience. So we are instantly on the hook. To find the answers to these questions we must avert more of our attention and interest to the piece at hand. Poe‚ now with our utmost and full attention‚ begins to plunge us into the mind of his protagonist. Not so by simply introducing us to Montresor but instead by showing us his actions
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Montresor is already confined at the start of the story by his grudge. Montresor wants to be free. To be free‚ he takes actions to his evil plan. Even though‚ Montresor successful seeks revenge to escape his confinement‚ he ironically becomes even more confined by his feelings of guilt. Montresor‚ appears to carry out most of his evil deeds with absolutely no feelings of guilt. He even seems to be relishing the experience. However‚ there is one moment when Montresor shows hesitancy
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A sociopath is a person who completely disregards and violates the rights of others while refusing to conform to societal norms. There are many characteristics to help identify sociopathic behavior. According to Sadie Davis from the Psycology.about.com website created on February 21‚ 2009. A sociopath is a liar and a user‚ plain and simple. They have no sympathy or empathy for anyone but themselves. They do not know‚ or want to learn‚ how to care about someone else. They are great actors for
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begs for mercy. After Fortunato cries out Montresor’s name‚ he doesn’t have any more lines. But just before Montresor puts in the last brick‚ Fortunato jingles his bells. Then Montresor finishes the job and leaves him there to die. At the very end‚ Montresor tells us that the whole affair happened fifty years ago‚ and nobody has found out. Poe writes this story from the perspective of Montresor who vows revenge against Fortunato. This is the first-person narration style of story. As the author use
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thought of an instant reassured me.” In this quote you seem to realize how mentally unstable Montresor truly is ‚ we know this because he is reassured by the stonewalls being thick enough to block the sound of Fortunato’s merciful pleads . Also Montresor could have been scared that the wall that he had just built had never truly been there and some how Fortunado has escaped …. this shows us that Montresor is not completely heartless
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