The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe I was at the carnival when i met up with my friend Montresor. I was actually quite drunk at the time whenever I got some exciting news that made me euphoric. He had bought a pipe of amontillado. Amontillado is a vintage wine and is very rare. A few years back I had last tasted the very valuable wine. I told him to take me to the wine. Montresor thought that us walking to the catacombs would be terrible for my health. There was nitre‚ moss‚ and
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Fernanda Avalos Zintgraff ENGL 2413-102 23 February 2013 Literary Analysis of the Cask of Amontillado Wine brings out the crazy in many people and with Montressor‚ an Italian man‚ this is the case. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” Montressor commits a crime to defend himself from an insult Fortunato made towards him. One could argue that Montressor was simply insane but there is much more to the story when one takes a deeper look at Montressors’ motifs. It is obvious Fortunato
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“The Cask of Amontillado” Essay Revenge is taken for many silly reasons; this is shown in the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor has been hurt many times by Fortunado so in the story‚ Montresor takes revenge on Fortunado and kills him. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”. Irony is when something happens‚ but you expected the exact opposite‚ Edgar Allan Poe used irony by having Montresor pretend to care about Fortunado ‚ by making
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the story. His most famous story “The Cask of Amontillado” makes readers feel a macabre atmosphere because of the ironies he uses. One example of irony that Poe includes in his story is the word “cask” that means “wine barrel‚” but casket‚ also comes from the same word. Before readers get a chance to read the story‚ they will understand this double meaning. They will realize that death is imminent. Thus‚ Fortunato believes he will ultimately reach a cask of wine‚ he actually meets his casket.
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Should the government hold us responsible for the behavior and educational success of our kids? Thesis Statement Brian Warren You see a child or a teenager trying to break into a car‚ and you ask yourself‚ why are they doing that and where are the parents. Every year you hear in the news that a child brings a weapon into school or another teenager kills somebody over something as small as a dollar‚ and again you ask yourself where are the parents. Should the government hold parents accountable
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Literary Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado” “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is an excellent example of how short fiction can embody many literary elements. This tale of revenge and horror contains three important devices‚ including mood‚ suspense‚ and characterization. By utilizing these three elements in his work‚ Poe creates a story that instantly grabs the reader’s attention and
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The Serpent and the Clown The story “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe we meet the vengeful Montresor who plots to murder his dear friend Fortunato. By telling Fortunato that he has received a cask of amontillado‚ Montresor lures Fortunato deep into his family catacombs where he burns and buries Fortunato alive. Not only is this story a classic tale of murder‚ but Poe has also included many symbols throughout the story to encourage the imagination of the reader. Montresor approaches
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Two important literary styles that can be seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” are a point of view and irony. Both components aid in building the suspense that is maintained throughout the story. The narrator (Montresor) uses the first-person point of view in speaking to an unidentified individual. “You‚ who so well knows the nature of my soul” that is never revealed in the story. (pg 1126). Montresor’s demeanor throughout the story is calm‚ confident‚ and void of emotion. He never suggests to the
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The Cask of Amontillado is one of the most characteristic stories‚ written by the North American poet and narrator Edgar Allan Poe‚ master of the most outstanding imaginative literature. Poe experienced hardship and poverty throughout his relatively short life. He was orphaned when he was a just young boy‚ and developed a strong dependency on alcohol later in life. Ironically‚ the unfortunate circumstances of Poe’s life informed his more haunting and successful writings‚ which remain popular today
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1. Some people who want to get revenge often go to extents even to cheat people through hypocrisy. . "The Cask of Amontillado" recounts the last meeting between two aristocratic gentlemen‚ the narrator Montresor and the wine connoisseur Fortunato. While Fortunato remains joyful ignorant of Montresor’s true intentions for most of the story‚ the visible pleasure Montresor takes in relating his story‚ proudly recalling every detail fifty years after the fact‚ suggests a state of mind free of remorse
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