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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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    The Graphic Adaptation of The Cask of Amontillado Illustrated by Joe Sacco Overview and Thesis: Joe Sacco‚ born October 2‚ 1960‚ is an American journalist and illustrator who is well known for his art-comics‚ most notably being Palestine: Refugeeland. Refugeeland recounts Sacco’s experience in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip‚ highlighting the difficult and unpleasant conditions that the Palestinian people were facing regarding the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Gulf War in the early

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    Annotated Bibliography One Delaney‚ Bill. "Poe ’s THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO." Explicator 64.1 (2005): 39-41. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. This article describes the emotional aspects of Montresor‚ the protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” While Montresor seems uncaring and without emotion as he is murdering Fortunato for the insults against his family‚ Montresor is not as ruthless as he seems. He shows care and concern for his

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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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    outcome‚ such as the ending of a mystery novel. Foreshadowing has possessed suspense in Edgar Allen Poe short story “That Cask of Amontillado” with the wine that has gotten Forunate drunk‚ the court jester’s outfit that Forunate wears‚ and it the trowel Montressor ironically carries with him. The cask of wine is a form of symbolism of foreshadowing in “The Cask of Amontillado.” During the time of the carnival ‚the narrator‚ Montressor goes up to the character Fortunato and tells him about the wine

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    The continuation of the "The Cask of Amontillado" is about what happened to Montresor after he exacted his revenge. The constant poking fun that Fortunato did to Montresor only fueled his hatred for the man. And by doing so he was digging his own grave. My continuation of this story is about how Montresor went about living while Fortunato was slowly dying within the catacombs. Within the dark moist underground maze was Fortunato‚ chained to the damp stone behind him. The decaying bodies and skeletons

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    Some authors convey a specific mood in a story by introducing the reader to a narrator that develops a strong tone throughout the story. In the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the author uses a deceptive narrator to set the mood of fear. On the other hand‚ in his short story‚ “The Tell Tale Heart‚” Poe uses a psychotic narrator to set the vibe of suspense for the reader. In both stories‚ the author uses tone to carry out the mood‚ by elaborating on the perspective of the

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    Matthew Manley Slovak English 1-1 30 September 2014 How Pride Develops Theme in The Cask of Amontillado Anne Rice once said‚ "Pride is the parent of destruction; Pride eats the mind and the heart and soul alive." Pride is called the cardinal sin because it is the character flaw that births all others. The conflict in the Cask of Amontillado develops the theme that‚ pride can make a person do crazy things. Montressor’s pride helps build the conflict because his motive for motor revolves around

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    Holland 1 Catherine E. Holland Mrs. Wilder English 1302 WMW1 8 April 2012 Annotated Bibliography: “The Cask of Amontillado” Baraban‚ Elena V. “E.V. Baraban: Murder in “The Cask of Amontillado.”” RMMLA Homepage. Rocky Mountain Review‚ 28 Oct. 2004. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. Though murder is the centerpiece of “The Cask of Amontillado‚” it is not typical of mysteries with similar subject matter‚ because the murderer tells the reader how he commits his crime. Poe leaves the reader with many questions

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    in edgar allan poe’s short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ a man named fortunato is murdered in a most unpleasant way by his assumed friend‚ Montresor. these events are being recounted by montresor half of a century after the fact to an unknown person and for an unknown reason. he tells the whole story of how he led fortunato into his vaults and then sealed him inside one of the walls in a crypt. although it seems like montressor is confessing to his past crime‚ it may be true that he is boasting

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