than the last. But then‚ it was a carnival. The time to indulge‚ to revel‚ and to let the world whirl by in a hazy‚ drunken spin. I remember the clinking of glasses‚ the warmth of the wine‚ and the feel of the mask on my face‚ until Montresor appeared. Ah‚ Montresor. A man I considered a friend‚ though a curious one. His family was old and proud‚ but something always lay behind his eyes‚ something I could never quite place. He approached me with that same smile‚ yet something was different tonight
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wonder what the lottery is and this creates suspense. This in turn keeps the reader absorbed in the story. * Unreliable narrator The story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe has an unreliable narrator. The narrator is unreliable because Montresor is paranoid
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hat we are willing to eliminate our own species. So it is safe to say that the almost Satanic evil in the story "The Cask of Amontillado" should be pretty normal by today’s standards. In "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Montresor leads his dear friend Fortunato into a catacomb were Montresor eventually buries him alive. This is cold blooded murder‚ as well as other evils in society‚ will be analyzed. In the United States their are about 16‚000 homicides a year; this averages to about one homicide every
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In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the character Iago lacks a superego which allowed his id to run free and this caused him to lack any form of sympathy and to become a sociopath. This led to him hurting everyone he could and to his eventual downfall. He also tried to justify his actions throughout the play to reinforce his righteous ego. First to understand Iago and his actions we must look at what the id‚ ego‚ and superego actually are. According to Freud these are different divisions that
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expected outcome and an actual outcome. During the first part of the story‚ Montresor the protagonist character came across Fortunato the antagonist character‚ “during the supreme madness of the carnival season”(6 Poe). This is a prime example of situational irony because at a carnival the reader is expecting the event to be full of fun and enjoyment‚ but this did not happen because Fortunato was savagely murdered by Montresor. The situational irony also causes the mood to be one of disturbance because
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Amontillado” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game‚” the authors use literary elements to illistrate nefarious murderers . No matter the motives of these murders‚ demented people always commit them. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the guile Montresor seeks vengeance on Fortunato‚ an imprudent man who has an addiction to alcohol by using Fortunato’s desire of Amontillado against him to lure him to his death. In Connell’s amazing short prose “The Most Dangerous Game‚” Rainsford‚ a skillful hunter
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Due to the revenge that arises from jealousy and pride‚ the Montresor‚ the protagonist‚ is so deeply involved in his thoughts of revenge from Fortunato‚ he does not even state why he seeks out revenge and the motive behind it. Pride‚ jealousy and the concept of killing someone go back to the time when people first
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Charlie Blowers ENG 1020: Expository Writing II February 4‚ 2013 The Unknown Underground Mysteries The “City of Ember” is a must read book and after reading the first book of the series you will want to finish the series. It is about an underground village that lives there for many centuries and finally their supplies run out. The villagers don’t know what to do until a younger girl finds directions to get the people out of there. No one will believe her‚ however‚ she and another young boy
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Edgar Allen Poe’s Stories “I withdrew my arm from her grasp and buried the axe in her brain.” Edgar Allen Poe was a famous author of poems‚ in the 1800s. Some of his poems include “The Raven”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ “The Black Cat”‚ and “The Tell Tale Heart”. In most of Poe’s short stories‚ the narrator wanted revenge‚ but got caught and because of this he was executed. In Poe’s short stories the theme of anger leads to mistakes is shown through setting‚ character‚ plot. Setting‚ character‚
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and through. He made many attempts to lead him to his own success that led him to failure. Fortunato’s demise involved two people‚ himself and an old enemy he was unaware of‚ Montresor. Although‚ this was not all his fault‚ part of this was self-induced. Fortunato was a man of pride‚ gluttony‚ arrogance and greed. Montresor‚ on the other hand‚ is a man of tactfulness‚ intelligence‚ manipulative traits and no remorse. These were two key points that directed Fortunato to his current state. Three traits
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