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    10 CP Short Story RESEARCH ESSAY OUTLINE Directions: Please use the notes you took last week and the thesis statement you’ve completed to fill in the shaded boxes below. You will write a body paragraph for each of the three thesis points. INTRODUCTION- Hook - Attention grabber (analog‚ quote‚ shocking statement). Imagine if you were face to face with your best friend who is slowly burying you alive. All you can do is beg him to stop. Bridge Identify the author/name of the work‚ identify the

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    Outline Thesis: Poe uses objects‚ character names‚ and the masons as main symbols in his story The cask of amontillado. I. Objects A. Bells on Fortunato’s cap 1. Death 2. Drunkenness B. Cask of Amontillado 1. Resemblance of name Casks 2. Greed II. Character names A. Fortunato 1. Character’s name resemblance 2. Characters outcome B. Montresor 1. Character’s name resemblance 2. Characters outcome III. The Masons A. Free Masons 1. Specialty 2. Proof of association (dancing) B. Brick layer Mason 1.

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    Pedro Pileta 10/16/2014 Research Paper on “The Cask of Amontillado” "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is an enchanting work that allows readers to witness the premeditated murder deep in the catacombs alongside the great tense added by the great horror writer Poe. This is primordially due to the tragic events of his life that influenced his works‚ such as the death

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    In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allen Poe displays the theme of revenge. In the story‚ Montressor narrates the story and feels he has been wronged by Fortunado and vows for vengeance against him. Montressor attempts to justify his future crime to the reader. “A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” (Poe 101) Fortunado is unaware of the wrong he caused Montressor

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    English 1102 3 February 2013 Interpretation and Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado” 1. Interpretation: In the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” what Edgar Allan Poe is really saying is that revenge does not always equal the offense that it is trying to justify. He could also be saying that your ego can be dangerous and even get you killed‚ if you are too caught up in it. 2. Characters: a. Montresor is the narrator and is portrayed as coldhearted and ruthless. He kills his

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” was first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book‚ a monthly magazine from Philadelphia that published poems and stories by some of the best American writers of the nineteenth century‚ including Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The story next appeared in the collection Poe ‘s Works‚ edited by Rufus W. Griswold‚ Poe’s literary executor‚ in 1850. By the time Poe wrote this story‚ he was already nationally known

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    Reginald Harris Professor Pentecost Comp II- 1302 17 February 2014 Cask of Amontillado Response I first read the short story‚ Cask of Amontillado‚ which was written by Edgar Allen Poe my senior year in high school. We discussed the title as a class when we discovered that "Amontillado" was an alcoholic beverage and that "cask" could ’ve been short for casket. So as we put it all together we couldn ’t help but wonder why would any man write a story about a casket of wine. In order to find out

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    American poet‚ and writer‚ has fabricated hundreds of stories and poems‚ each of which are literary masterpieces warped with horror‚ mystery‚ and suspense. One of these‚ which is also one of his most well-known pieces‚ is the 1846 short story “The Cask of Amontillado”. This short story recounts the twisted terror of the comradery of two men and how one of them was determined to exact his wrongs/ to seek revenge. However‚ like any story‚ although it may not be displayed‚ this diabolical tale possesses two

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    The Lunch Room Murder Essay The evidence points to customer C as the murderer because of the way he eats with his left hand and the way he shoots the gun with his left hand. Ernie the building owner said that the shooters right hand was on the wall when he shot the gun. He also said that the shooter shot the man at point blank range. Other evidence shows that customers B‚ C‚ and D knew each other because they all paid together. Customer B’s ticket was a total of 3.00 dollars. Customer C’s

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    catacombs with a stranger and didn’t think twice about what Montresor’s intentions were. The other quote that explains what mistake Fortunato made is “you jest‚he exclaimed recoiling a few paces‚but let us proceed to the Amontillado. When was given the choice to travel to the Amontillado and chose to go with a stranger is when this quote takes place. This shows Fortunato didn’t think twice about going down into the catacombs even when given a chance to stay above ground. The character in poe’s story

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