help develop different themes in different ways. As seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ where three different authors use death that can be interpreted to develop different themes. In “The Cask of Amontillado” the theme revenge can be perceived with Montresor’s wishes to make Fortunato pay for insulting him. Montresor‚ an unreliable narrator‚ kills his rival (Fortunato) without thinking about it
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Ms. Magana The Bragging of Montresor’s Crime In the mysterious story‚ “ The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ a man named Montresor tricks a man into his trap to kill him. Montresor is bragging about his crime. I think this because of Montresor’s actions‚ statements‚ and random conversations. To begin with‚ Montresor is an unreliable narrator. I think this because in the beginning of the story‚(174) Montresor does not give any background or evidence of being insulted by Fortunato. The texts
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Period / Stiner 10-18-13 Cluster #1 “The Cask of Amontillado”: Analyzing Short Stories and Novels: -Plot: 1) In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ the exposition is the part where Montresor is relating to the incidents from 50 years ago when he got his revenge against Fortunato. The rising action occurs whenever Montresor lures Fortunato away from the carnival and tricks him to go into the catacombs. The climax occurs whenever Montresor mentions Luchesi‚ and Fortunato calls
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Kyle Godfrey Writing about Literature Professor Doherty 4/1/14 The Cask of Amontillado In all literature‚ and more specifically in essays or short stories there are a large number of literally elements used. The six most consistent ones are characters‚ plot‚ setting‚ symbols‚ point-of-view‚ and purpose. All of these together combine to create a vast number of novels‚ essays‚ and short stories that we all know today. Some of the best well-known stories are Hills like White Elephants by Hemmingway
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and “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ we will discuss these themes while analyzing the method behind Poe’s madness. In much of Poe’s Work‚ the presence of revenge and death seem to precede each other. In both stories‚ if someone dies‚ then revenge follows. If someone commits revenge‚ death seems to find that person. With the death of the commoners in "The Masque of the Red Death"‚ revenge seems to follow the prince who abandoned them. When Fortunato betrays Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ death
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Though Fortunato is an intelligent wine expert‚ his expertise leads him to his death. In Italian the word Fortunato means fortunate‚ something that he is not by the end of the story. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe uses prediction and dramatic irony and verbal irony to show Fortunato’s misfortunes which eventually lead to his death. Irony and prediction are literary devices used in literature. Foreshadowing is when an element in the story is used to hint an event that will occur further
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Foreshadowing helps to create suspense‚ anxiety‚ and humor in his works. They also help to capture the audience’s attention and draw them into the story. Poe’s irony and foreshadowing are integrated in “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”. “The Cask of the Amontillado” is one of the best examples of irony and foreshadowing in Poe’s works. In this story‚ almost every detail seems to stand for something else. These ironic details foreshadow Fortunado’s horrible death.
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Most people around the world have been exposed to some type of gothic tale or ghost story. By gothic‚ one means that the author emphasizes the grotesque‚ the mysterious‚ the desolate‚ the horrible‚ the ghostly‚ and‚ ultimately‚ the abject fear that can be aroused in either the reader or in the viewer. Almost everyone is familiar with such characters as Dr. Frankenstein’s monster and Count Dracula‚ two current pop culture horror characters who evolve from the gothic traditions. Published mainly in
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Poe’s short stories‚ The Cask of the Amontillado‚ Hop-Frog‚ and The Tell-Tale Heart‚ the themes of gruesome revenge‚ dark setting‚ and narrator as a witness come out. Throughout the stories Poe writes about some very dark plots with horrific revenge themes. All of them can be justified to a point‚ but more so they can be argued to be unjustified. In The Cask of the Amontillado‚ the main character is Montresor. He is also the narrator of the story. You learn that Montresor seeks revenged against an
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similar on the surface can be if a deeper look is taken. A comparison can unlock hidden similarities that cannot be seen the first time one reads them. Such similarities have been found in the two short stories “The Story of an Hour” and “The Cask of Amontillado”. Both of these stories contain a parallel use of light and darkness‚ deceit and trickery‚ form of irony‚ presence of evil‚ and life’s journey. In “The Story of an Hour” light and darkness are portrayed in the description of the surroundings
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