Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Raven” share many similarities in style and theme despite the fact that one is a short story and the other is a poem. One trait they share is the theme of mysterious horror that creates a dramatic and eerie setting. Another is the troubled and unreliable narrator. Both stories also hold the mentions of death and a kind of madness to them. The stories also share some differences. The works differ‚ however‚ in the way that they create the air of
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how those three words describes Montresor. At the beginning of the story‚ Montresor stated‚ “ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” This quote from the book‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ made me believe that Fortunato insulted Montresor‚ and now he will be vengeful towards him. Another quote from the story that proves that Montresor will seek harm to Fortunato is‚ “ At the length I would be avenged…” Montresor wants
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The short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe is about a psychotic man named Montresor who seeks revenge against Fortunato‚ a man who allegedly committed malice towards him. Poe utilizes verbal irony to establish the story’s events and to create a humorous yet subtle way to show the misfortunes of Fortunato which eventually leads up to his death. For example‚ “Enough‚ he said; the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 241). Fortunato
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Edgar Allen Poe’s the Cask of Amontillado is a well know work that is included in the curriculum of both high school and college level literature classes. In the beginning of the story we learn that a man named Fortunato has at some time in the recent past offended the narrator‚ Montresor‚ although we are never told what the offence was. We can however‚ assume that it had to do directly with Montresor’s family line because‚ he quotes more than once his family’s motto. When used in classrooms today
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In terms of unreliable narrators‚ the two stories are similar. In "The Cask of Amontillado‚" the narrator‚ Montresor‚ seems to be confessing to the murder of Fortunato‚ possibly on his death bed‚ but the reader is never really sure what is real and what has been fabricated by Montresor over the 50 years since the crime happened. In "The Yellow Wallpaper‚" the narrator is also unreliable. We get snippets of her story from a journal she has been keeping that chronicles her descent into madness at
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In “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” similar techniques are used to create a sense of tension and menace. The Tell-tale heart uses descriptive narration and a unique persona of the narrator‚ as well as the night time setting which contributes to the sense of menace. The Cask of Amontillado takes a slightly different path towards demonstrating tension menace‚ again the brilliant uses of descriptive and imagery words to describe the setting and set the tone of tension and menace.
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Although most of your characters were believable in your powerful tale of revenge‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ I found your narrator‚ Montresor to be quite unreliable. Could it be that you did not intend for me to sympathize with Montresor for the insult made by Fortunato‚ but rather to judge him? Frankly‚ I found him to be smug and egotistical‚ while questioning his sanity. He did not convince me that his intentions were honorable to support his family’s motto: “Nemo me impune lacessit‚” or “No one
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Edgar Allan Poe terrified and befuddled readers with his short stories for over 150 years. Poe has written a lot of short stories‚ but the two of his most significant pieces are “Hop-Frog” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” The short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” is about the protagonist‚ Montresor‚ who acts serene at the beginning in order to reel in Fortunato into his trap‚ but at the end‚ his behavior is aggressive and vengeful. “Hop-Frog” is about a dwarf‚ who is a jester‚ named Hop-Frog. Trippetta
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Narrative Organizer Part One Directions: First‚ choose a topic. Choose a Topic: Before What happened before the story in “The Cask of Amontillado?” Next‚ complete the graphic organizer by adding details to each section so that you are planning the details for your Narrative Essay. Beginning Middle End Montresor meets Fortaunto at a carnival. Montressor becomes a slave doll for him. He meets up with Fortaunto at a carnival. Fortaunto and Montresor become friends. "youre
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The both stories were about revenge. The short story of “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato for insulting continuously. One evening during a carnival Montresor lured Fortunato to his wine vault that he named Amontillado. With great excitement and love for wine Fortunato followed Montresor to his house. As they both got into the vaults‚ Montresor chained Fortunato and began to fill the place with stones. When he got to his last stone Fortunato ask Montresor to stop joking
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