In the Cask of Amontillado‚ many readers interpret the climax of the story in two different ways. The first way is how most readers would interpret it. It is when Montressor reveals that they are in his family’s vault and is going to close Fortunato up in the wall as his revenge for the insults that he has made against him. The second way is the whole ending of the story‚ where we learn that Montressor has gotten away with the murder and will eventually go to heaven. Plot is a literary term used
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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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not only gives insight to the author ’s style but it also allows the reader to understand the short story they are reading. In "The Cask Of Amontillado‚" by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Rose For Emily‚" by William Faulkner the use of irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery are used to show readers what pride‚ revenge‚ and power will do to people. The irony in "The Cask Of Amontillado" is indicated when Montresor states‚ "I continued‚ as was my wont‚ to smile in his face‚ and he did not perceive that my smile now
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Character Correspondence Characters of many different persona’s can have a numerous amount of the same feelings that motivate them. The main character in “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor‚ by Edgar Allen Poe and the main character in “The Necklace‚” Mathilde‚ by Guy de Maupassant are good representatives for this. Montresor and Mathilde have some of the same catalysts that cause their actions‚ megalomania‚ resentment and revenge. Montresor’s lust for power is indicative of his megalomania
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Lam 1 Bethany Lam Mrs. Patrick American Literature 22 December 2009 Literary Analysis and Criticism of “The Tell-Tale Heart” Human beings have all experienced guilt‚ the consequence of committing a wrong‚ and the manipulation it has on decisions. In the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” author Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates the theme that guilt is strong and has the power to overcome conscience; he uses characterization‚ the conflict‚ and symbolism to communicate this message. The characterization
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toward the narrator/murderer? Why? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge. It makes me less sympathetic toward him because he is being overly dramatic. 2.) Montresor tells us‚ “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.” In your own words‚ explain what this means.
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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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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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The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a tale of a well thought out‚ well planned murder. Hidden in this story are examples of four of the seven deadly sins; envy‚ wrath‚ pride‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ lust‚ and sloth. These sin are considered to be the cardinal sins of humanity. These sin cause the downfall of both the men in this story. Envy can be seen in the narrator‚ it is made rather clear that he is very jealous of Fortunato. “...we will go back; your health
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The author’s purpose in “The Tell Tale Heart” is to explain that the narrator is insane and spends most of his time on the short story trying to convince us that he is not crazy. He uses first person point of view and structural choices such as strategies: repetition‚ manipulation of time‚ and word choice. And these techniques help develop central idea of insanity throughout the story. The author uses first person as his point of view to show the readers how the narrator views the world
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