An apocryphal legend holds that the inspiration for "The Cask of Amontillado" came from a story Poe had heard at Castle Island (South Boston)‚ Massachusetts‚ when he was a private there in 1827. According to this legend‚ while stationed at Castle Island in 1827 he saw a monument to Lieutenant Robert Massie. Massie had been killed in a sword duel on Christmas Day 1817 by Lieutenant Gustavus Drane‚ following a dispute during a card game. According to the legend‚ other soldiers then took revenge on
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Psychological Analysis of Rashomon Psychological Analysis of Rashomon Rashomon‚ by Ryunosaki Akutaguya provides great insight into the psychological discord that the Japanese culture was undergoing in the early part of the twentieth century. Japan was in the throes of a societal transformation‚ from a traditional‚ religious-based society‚ to a newly adopted weternized culture. Japan was rapidly assimilating industrial and scientific techniques and philosophies that were in conflict with‚ and
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was deeply aware of the complexities of the human mind and its effects on behavior. His comprehension of the human brain is embedded in short stories such as‚ “The Black Cat” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Edgar Allan Poe presents protagonists
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Edgar Allen-Poe (1809 – 1849) is widely acclaimed as one of the first and greatest gothic writers. His output mostly consisted of short stories and poems for various American magazines in the 1840s. Surprisingly‚ despite his fame and recognition within his own lifetime‚ he lived a life of squalor and poverty. Although best known for his gothic stories‚ he also wrote numerous detective and adventure stories. An alcoholic and an opium user‚ his stories often display a surreal‚ dark and dreamlike style
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The Importance of Setting Setting is the psychological time or place in a story. Setting plays an important role in the success of stories. Three examples of this importance can be explained through “To Build a Fire” by Jack London and “The Cask of the Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. The settings used in these stories set the reader’s mood. A good writer’s depiction of setting puts the reader right into the story. “To Build a Fire” by Jack London takes place on a trail
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Understanding Montresor’s Motive for Murder What would drive one to murder? Is there any case in which the act of taking another’s life is justified? These are some of the questions raised in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. In this short story‚ the main character Montresor meticulously plans and executes a man named Fortunato for showing him insult. To go through such lengths as these‚ it is apparent that honor is a very important value of Montresor’s and to diminish it in any way would
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In the story Montresor described us as cold and calculating person‚ not the least externalize their feelings toward Fortunato‚ but awaits his chance. Knows very well what is your biggest flaw and exploits it to the fullest. Choose the right time for this: the Carnival. Looking at the description of Monstresor‚ Fortunato described as easy prey. Tells us that he drunk enough and was wearing a clown. Its appearance is quite comical almost ridiculous. He knows that Fortunato will not resist to an
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Darkness and Gloom of the Theme of Death Edgar Allan Poe lived a life filled with loss‚ grief‚ and suffering. It is no surprise‚ then‚ that many of his works share the theme of death. “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ “William Wilson” and “The Cask of Amontillado” all explore the theme of death; however‚ in each of these works Poe shows a different aspect of it. In “William Wilson” death is presented in an ambiguous and mysterious way‚ as the audience does not know whether William Wilson’s look-a-like
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In “The Cask of Amontillado” he writes about the coat of arms for the house Montresor. He describes it as “A huge human foot d’or‚ in a field azure‚ the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.” (Poe 99). This image is underscored with the inscription of the family motto
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November 2013 Troubled Thinking Although "The Cask of Amontillado" and "A&P" are narrated by two considerably distinct types of narrators in very different situations‚ both of these stories by Edgar Allan Poe and John Updike take on a comparable meaning through the actions that these characters yield based on their reactions to certain events that lead them to make their fixed decisions. Two characters‚ Montresor from “The Cask of Amontillado” and Sammy from “A&P‚” are the main focus of these
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