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    later find out could signify death. Fortunto is dressed in a colorful jester costume making him seem almost foolish and laughable. The setting moves to the catacombs beneath the ground where Montresor leads Fortunto to taste a bottle of Amontillado that he has acquired. Along the way they pass the Montresor family remains. The dust from the walk makes Fortunto cough. Montresor offers him some brandy to sooth his cough. By the time they get to their destination‚ Fortunto is drunk. Montresor

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    In life‚ people tend to ignore the saying forgive and forget in favor of a more human alternative; revenge. Sometimes being wronged can drive people mad consequently making them do things that they would never do in their right mind. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the character of Montresor feels he was insulted and desires retribution‚ causing him to become maniacal and manipulative. Poe develops the character of Montresor by using irony‚ viewpoint‚ and character motivation to demonstrate

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    was a main character in the short story “The Cask Of The Amontillado” and he wanted revenge so he went in the catacombs with his friend Fortunato to kill him.While in the movie The Night Of The Hunter (1955) directed by Charles Laughton the character Harry Powell gets out of jail and married Willa Harper to find $10‚000 hidden somewhere inside there house.Later Harry Powell kills his wife in order to search for the $10‚000.Both “The Cask Of The Amontillado” and Night Of The Hunter show a very suspenseful

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    Montresor‚ the sinister narrator of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story‚ A Cask of Amontillado‚ was very well skilled in stone masonry‚ as well as knowing his old friend’s habits and weaknesses. In the beginning of the story he states‚ “At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled-but the definitiveness with which

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    Imagine in the woods with no flashlight all alone no one to help no one to call. Wouldn’t that be creepy? Well in the cask of Amontillado creepy is used a lot in different settings. Also characters in the Cask of Amontillado create creepy moods by what they say and what they do. This essay will show you how creepy The Cask of Amontillado is to people. In The cask of Amontillado there is a very creepy mood. This mood is creepy because you’re walking through the catacombs of montresor’s. Walking

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    Irony and Symbolism in “The Cask of Amontillado” In the short story "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view‚ from the perspective of Montresor‚ the narrator of this tale‚ who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor began to develop the perfect plan for revenge. During the carnival season‚ Montresor meet with Fortunato and decides to implement his plan carefully not to arouse Fortunato’s suspicions through irony. Poe’s story describes the inner workings

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    of Ember” and The Cask of Amontillado are two completely different stories that share similar lessons. While The “City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau and The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe have different motivations for the underground setting‚ they both have similar lessons such as underground is a setting for disaster‚ every person has the ability to be a hero or a villain‚ and no one can predict what the future might hold. Edgar Allen Poe wrote The Cask of Amontillado with the majority

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    Many years later in the year 1946‚ In Venice‚ Italy Luca and Stefano had to read the story “The Cask of Amontillado”. Both Boys were never really interested in reading‚ but knew it had to be done. Luca told Stefano that they should partner read and maybe they would get it done faster. Stefano grabbed the book and started to read. “The Thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge”… As the boys get deeper into the story‚ they got very

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    in “The Cask Of Amontillado” and “Hills Like White Elephants.” Symbolism plays huge parts in both of these stories. In “The Cask Of Amontillado” the main symbols we see are the outfit that Fortuantao wears‚ the way he dies‚ and also the amontillado. The Amontillado was important symbols because it’s used to lure him into the catacombs were the story takes place. Fortuanato is dress in a Jester (a clown costume) and this also tells us this is

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    In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe the main character in each story‚ Mathilde from “The Necklace” and Montresor from “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ seek revenge. In “The Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant takes the reader through the story of a woman who is invited to a ball but does not have a fancy ensemble like the other women attending the ball. Mathilde turns to her friend‚ Madame Forestier‚ and beseeched her to let Mathilde borrow one of her elegant

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