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    Unlike Montresor‚ Fortunato is short and round with a round face. While Fortunato introduced himself to the class‚ Montresor couldn’t help noticing the odd apparel he sported. A baggy pair of jeans and the most oversized button up possible. Fortunato not only wore ill fitting clothing‚ but the articles are boldly colored with red and purple. “… My family and I move around a lot for father’s work‚ so now we are here‚” says Fortunato before the advisor points to an empty desk in front of Montresor. As

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    The desire for vengeance is also what leads Montresor to murder his friend‚ Fortunato‚ in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” Montresor has been discredited by his friend‚ and his pride leads him to seek retribution. He shrewdly plays upon Fortunato’s fondness of wine to lead him to his death in the catacombs of Italy‚ with the promise of a cask of amontillado. Although it is not clear what Fortunato did to warrant such vengeance‚ Montresor vows that his friend will never insult him again

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    Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. Both of these characters in the short stories share similar characteristics - Montresor and The Misfit. Montresor and The Misfit are considered ruthless and cold blooded murderers. They also think killing is necessary. Even though Montresor and The Misfit live in different era and lifestyle‚ the authors use vivid characters and compelling storyline to exhibit their motivation and the behavior of pride on how

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    Devoid of Empathy The Sociopath‚ sometimes called a Psychopath or as one having an anti-social personality disease is a callous‚ remorseless‚ self-situated person. But these with this sickness are not insane-they are utterly aware of what they are doing and what the penalties of their moves can be. They make their decisions rationally‚ not out of delusion. Sociopaths lack what’s referred to as the affective a part of empathy that means that they are mindful of how the other individual is feeling

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    to symbolize the Nazi party as a whole. It gave him an obvious‚ representation of someone who displays Antisocial Personality Disorder or a sociopath. Ralph Fiennes‚ the actor who played Goeth made Hitler himself look like a puppy. Though behind the Hollywood mask does not lay a saint; Amon Goeth was represented as a sadistic‚ human killing machine sociopath. Goeth can be seen as pulling the trigger on every execution in the movie. He made his appearance by shooting a female Jewish engineer who advised

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    “the driver behind me is psycho”. Using these charged words so effortlessly allows for people to lob insults that are medically and culturally outdated. The terms Psychopath and Sociopath are widely used. While these two terms share many commonalities‚ it is important that the differences are known. Psychopaths and Sociopaths are mental disorders that indeed stem from psychological issues‚ however there are many distinctions. Sociopathy‚ while being the completely misunderstood and lesser known of

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    The Difference Between Psychopaths And Sociopaths In A Nutshell Oftentimes‚ we think of the terms “psychopath” and “sociopath” as being used interchangeably to describe people who have no conscience and act with no regard to others; in fact‚ the terms were once fairly interchangeable. Now‚ however‚ “psychopath” is usually used in regards to someone who has crossed the line into the criminal element‚ while a sociopath is of little danger to those around them. A psychopath is the more dangerous of

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    brown‚ padded-less chairs‚ with an acrid smell swarming in the air Security Guard: Montresor‚ do we have a Montresor? Montresor: We have a Montresor‚ but do we have an angry security guard? As the security guard looked up at the puny Montresor‚ he took him by the back and pushed him aggressively into the interrogation room. Montresor: Wow‚ looks like someone has an acute temper Interrogator: Take a seat Montresor: Very well‚ may we begin? Interrogator: I have been

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    mind. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the character of Montresor feels he was insulted and desires retribution‚ causing him to become maniacal and manipulative. Poe develops the character of Montresor by using irony‚ viewpoint‚ and character motivation to demonstrate the strong desire for vengeance. Poe’s application of dramatic and verbal irony creates Montresor’s sick

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    a man named Montresor getting his revenge against Fortunato. Montresor is consumed with the willingness to devote his evening‚ of the final day of the Carnival season‚ to ending Fortunato’s insults against Montresor. Montresor addresses his revenge upon Fortunato to show the reader that he is clever‚ dedicated‚ and bragging about committing the perfect crime. Firstly‚ Montresor is clever. Montresor is clever in the way that he ended his problem with Fortunato. For example‚ Montresor is able to evade

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