Fortunato had blindly stared Montresor in the eyes‚ oblivious to the flames dancing inside them. Montresor wore a mask of innocence‚ but behind the mask was the face of satan‚ dressed with hatred‚ and it held no remorse for those it plotted against. The man was a monster‚ and wisely sported his innocent smile to hide his devilish smirk. Montresor‚ a savage‚ yet clever creature‚ was hungry for the suffering of his enemy‚ and Montresor MADE his enemies punish. He made them punish deeply‚ and he punished
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Cask of Amontillado What actions and characteristics of Montresor make him an effective villain one might ask? " I must not only punish but punish with impunity" (Poe‚ 1199). Montresor desires to punish Fortunato for an unknown crime against him. Montresor took his revenge on fellow nobleman Fortunato during a night of Carnival while he was drunk‚ dazed‚ and wearing a jester’s outfit. It would seem that it would be pretty hard to murder a man during a festive occasion. However with the proper
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Edgar Allan Poe wastes no time in revealing the story’s theme. Revenge. Within the first sentence‚ the story’s narrator‚ Montresor‚ vows revenge upon his antagonist‚ Fortunato‚ for a perceived insult which proved to be one insult to many. Montresor states‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” Montresor is a static character. His one aim is to not only kill Fortunato for the “thousand injuries” and for this latest insult
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Amontillado"‚ the narrator can be described as brilliantly vengeful. Montresor can be seen in this way because of his well thought out plan to murder Fortunato. Knowing that Fortunato is a wine fanatic‚ he uses this to lure him into the catacombs where he is left for dead. Not only was his idea well thought out‚ Montresor managed to kill Fortunato without shedding a drop of blood. Throughout the story‚ Montresor continues to be cold and eventually shows no mercy in his actions. Montresor’s
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Yadian Rodriguez Professor Alvarez ENC1102 16 January 2015 Word count: 763 Understanding Montresor How does the narrator’s empathy for human nature and personality help him to achieve his goal? The narrator’s understanding of human nature and character plays an important role in accomplishing his goal. The sinister personality of the narrator‚ whose name is revealed at the end of the story as Montresor‚ and his lack of affection toward human kind‚ makes his goal of killing Fortunato easier for him
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This relationship is perfectly showcased between Montresor and Fortunato in Edgar Allan Poe’s “A Cask of Amontillado.” Montresor recalls the events of a murder that happened 50 years ago where he baited his friend Fortunato with Amontillado‚ taunted Fortunato with Luchresi‚ and eventually killed Fortunato by sealing him inside the catacombs. As Montresor lays out his incredibly detailed description of Fortunato’s murder‚ it becomes evident that Montresor was motivated by his need for dominance over Fortunato
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Garrett Culbert Oct 22 2014 Block: B7 Montresor vs. Zaroff There is a lot of simalaritys and difference between the two characters‚ M0ntresor in the cask of allmontiallo and General Zaroff in the most dangerous game. Montresor had his murder all planned out includeing every small detail. General Zaroff had never even planned on killing Rainsford because rainsford appeared out of nowhere to him and Zaroff wanted to hunt with Rainsford not hunt him. The reason Zaroff wanted to hunt Rainsford was
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Montresor from the short story “ The Cask of Amontillado” was a wealthy and a vengeful person. Montresor killed the other character in the story Fortunato at the end of the story. Montresor claims the reason that he killed Fortunato is because Fortunato offended or insulted Montresor. Montresor stated this so the reader can justify his murder and think that Montresor had the right to kill Fortunato for what he has done. Montresor takes advantage of the fact that the reader is human just like and
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customs that we use to define our culture and life become meaningless and we attest to the inner monster that dwells within the hearts of men. Montresor is a man whose actions are shaped by a need for revenge against Fortunato’s wrongs‚ and sets about attaining vengeance through the use of manipulation and great cruelty Montresor hails from the once renowned Montresor family‚ a “great and numerous family” (Poe 192) that had fallen from grace. The family’s moto “nemo me impune lacessit” (Poe 192) directly
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The story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a story about revenge. Montresor and Fortunato are the main characters of the story. Montresor has been insulted by Fortunato more than thousand times. These insults lead Montresor to revenge for his pride. Front of Fortunato he act nice and cleverly play upon his pride‚ this pride lead Fortunato to his death. In the story Montresor characters; physical appearance‚ personality‚ and Pride. Montersor’s physical appearances are that he is
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