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    Montresor was a very evil character that was full of many other characteristics. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe I found three specific characteristics for Montresor that completely caught my eye‚ was his determination to get revenge‚ his cleverness in doing so‚ and last he was completely heartless. Each of these completely describe Montresor to a core. Montresor was completely determined to get revenge on Fortunato. Montresor went down into the catacombs and placed everything

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    Amontillado Montresor Traits

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    1. Bianca Monique Bargas 2. Amontillado is pale medium-dry sherry from Spain . Character Analysis 3. Montresor 4. Insane . Montresor’s motive for murder is uncertain other than the vague & quot; thousand injuries & quot; to which he refers. . Many commentators conclude that‚ lacking significant reason‚ Montresor must be insane‚ though even this is questionable because of the intricate details of the plot. 5. Very Intelligent

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    Although “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe contains only two characters‚ the personalities of these individuals are extremely intriguing. Montresor‚ the more interesting of the two characters‚ displays qualities that would easily justify labeling the man a psychopath. According to an author for the New York Times‚ Montresor could quite possibly be the most insane character Poe has ever created‚ stating: “In his tales of Gothic horror‚ Edgar Allan Poe gave the world a fine collection of

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    Character Analysis of Montresor If written with skill‚ “Villains” can be some of the most interesting characters in literature. The character of Montresor from Edgar Allen Poe’s “A Cask of Amontillado”. Poe‚ being the horror writer that he was‚ portrays this dark character in exactly that way. The story begins with Montresor explaining to the reader as a narrator that a man named Fortunato has insulted and hurt him for a great deal of time. Montresor never explains what exactly Fortunato did to

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    When looked at for the first time‚ Montresor in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado may seem disturbing. Montresor has plans to murder a man‚ Fortunato‚ for insulting him and plans on doing so by walling him up in the catacombs under his home. Montresor devises a clever plan that will leave Fortunato clueless as to his intensions. Upon a closer look‚ this character is admirable. Montresor carries out his plan successfully without being caught. He does this by using traits that are commendable

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    Contrasts of Fortunato and Montresor Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories always attract our attention by the images of murders‚ terrors‚ madmen‚ and mysteries. “The Cast of Amontillado” is Poe’s famous short story‚ which presents us a cold-blooded murder and two persons with personality flaws. This essay will make a contrast between the two characters by analyzing their characteristics and their psychological changes as the plot develops in order to understand the theme of this story. First

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    Cask of Amontillado”. Montresor has been insulted my Fortunato. Montresor tricks Fortunato into following him into the catacombs. Once they are down there montresor chains Fortunato to a wall of granite and buries him alive. Montresor accomplishes murder because he is a good planner‚ heartless‚ and a good talker. Due to the fact that Montresor is a good planner he is able to make all the preparations needed so he can murder Fortunato. Before planning to kill Fortunato‚ Montresor makes sure everything

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    Psychopath Vs Sociopath

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    Psychopath and sociopath have a distinct personality known as antisocial personality disorder. Individuals who are diagnosis with this type of personality disorder possess defiant behaviors toward the law‚ cunning‚ deceitful‚ impulsive behavior of aggression‚ and lacks remorse for other people (APA‚ 2013; Miller 2012). Men are more prone to have antisocial personality disorder than women. Other factors from culture perspective are low socioeconomic status and lack of education (APA‚ 2013). Over

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    presumptuously one for Montresor when suddenly Fortunato feels a tap on his shoulder‚ consequently‚ Fortunato spins around and realize its Montresor. “Well hello‚ I wondered if you were going to show”‚ says Fortunato. Puzzled‚ Montresor exclaims‚ “How else would I be able to tell you what a fabulous winemaker I have become!” “Fortunato‚ winemaking is an art that you will see I have perfected!” Fortunato rolls his eyes‚ looks at Montresor and smirks as he orders another drink. Montresor

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    Amontillado‚” Montresor‚ a man who immolates Fortunato due to the fact that Fortunato had thrown insult upon insult after him‚ deserves to be punished in a way that he will learn from. Assassinating Montresor will not instruct him on why what he did was wrong. If Montresor were to be executed what would come out of it? Would anyone receive joy from the fact that he is six feet under? No‚ Montresor’s death would only cause more pain and grievance. Although capital punishment would insure that Montresor would

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