Kapsner English 11‚ Period 6 28 November 2016 Montresors Cunning Throughout history many men have sought revenge against the people they believed have wronged them. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado‚ Montresor gets insulted once again by Fortunato and seeks revenge. Throughout the story Montresor convinces Fortunato to come down into his catacombs and taste the Amantillado he had just received. When they get down there Montresor chains Fortunato to the granite wall and begins
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What are three characteristics of Montresor? Three characteristics of Montresor are revengeful‚ vengeful‚ and murderous. These traits best describes him‚ because of the things he did that led to the killing of Fortunato. In the next three paragraphs why and how those three words describes Montresor. At the beginning of the story‚ Montresor stated‚ “ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” This quote from the book‚ The Cask
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There were so much thoughts and feelings to be reminisced. “The Montresor‚” I said‚ “were a great numerous family.” The name meant a lot to me. “I forgot your family’s coat of arms and motto.” He said‚ glancing at me. “My family shield portrays ‘a huge human foot d’or‚ in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant
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Name Instructor Class Submission Date Holden Caulfield: Sociopath or Everyman? The minds of assassins generally teem with oddities. For example‚ Leon Czolgosz‚ the assassin of President William McKinley‚ was so devoted to his anarchist principles that he refused to talk to anyone whom he perceived to be an authority figure in the aftermath of the assassination. This included his court-appointed attorneys and the judge at his trial‚ which led to his attorneys attempting to secure a finding of insanity
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Cask of Amontillado” one of the main characters‚ Montresor schemes to get revenge on the other main character in this story‚ Fortunato. According to Montresor‚ in order for him to be happy with the way he gets revenge he must meet two conditions. Montresor states‚ “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity. A wrong is undressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” ( Poe. 618 ) In other words‚ Montresor must get his revenge without being caught by
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What is Montresor trying to accomplish by killing Fortunato? In the short story‚ “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ this is a big question about the story. Montresor has set out to seek revenge on his foe‚ Fortunato‚ at a yearly carnival. He brings him back to his house to give Fortunato a taste of his best wine‚ which is down in the basement he tells him. Montresor had planned for this moment the entire day and even had all of his servants sent off to enjoy the carnival. All this sets him
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Planned Death In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe it is believed that Montresor actually planned the death of Fortunato.The readers believed that Montresor had the intention to kill Fortunato for his revenge. Even though Montresor’s plan was not directly said it was implied throughout the story. “The Cask of Amontillado” is packed with evidence showing that Montresor had carefully thought about every little detail that would lead to Fortunato’s death. But what was all the trouble for
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The Cask of Amontillado will be mind boggling to the everyday man. The main character Montresor is seeking his revenge upon his old acquaintance Fortunato‚ and the piece does more than just punish. Poe is known for his morbid work but this outshines them all. The twisted story leaves many unanswered question for the reader’s mind to come up with the answers. It’s like the saying forgive and forget‚ yet Montresor does neither forget nor forgive. In the story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan
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Edgar Allan Poe tells the tale of two men‚ Montresor and Fortunato. It is told from the perspective of Montresor‚ a two-faced expert in wine. The story starts with our narrator informing us of his plan for revenge against Fortunato‚ the man who wronged him. He studied his opponent‚ learned his ways and found his weak spots‚ such as his expertise in wine. The story may start there‚ but it doesn’t truly begin until one evening during carnival season. Montresor goes and meets up with Fortunato‚ whom
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The protagonist‚ Montresor embodies revenge‚ his motives thoughts and actions are driven by it‚ his every move clearly calculated to “not only punish‚ but punish with impunity” (Poe). Fortunato‚ “the fortunate one”‚ our hapless antagonist‚ is led to his ultimate resting place because of an inherent weakness‚ his pride.
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