English 1102 3 February 2013 Interpretation and Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado” 1. Interpretation: In the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” what Edgar Allan Poe is really saying is that revenge does not always equal the offense that it is trying to justify. He could also be saying that your ego can be dangerous and even get you killed‚ if you are too caught up in it. 2. Characters: a. Montresor is the narrator and is portrayed as coldhearted and ruthless. He kills his
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Intellect Versus Emotion In the two short stories‚ “The Raven” and “The Cask Of Amontillado”‚ written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the contrast between realism and romantic ideas are used by the author to thoroughly scare the reader. In “The Raven”‚ the main character is an extreme realist that undergoes a romantic change from being haunted by a raven that reminds him of the death of his ex-lover Lenore. He keeps telling himself throughout the story‚ “’ tis some visitor… tapping at my chamber door- only
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The Cask of Amontillado Sometimes‚ it is not the people that change‚ but the mask that falls off. Montresor seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor has committed a thousand injuries against Fortunato‚ but no further details are given. Even though Montresor thinks Fortunato and him are good friends‚ Fortunato is just hiding behind a mask. He has no clue of the deadly plans that Fortunato is planning. Montresor knows that his enemy’s fatal weakness is that he drinks to much‚ and uses this to cause
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Regina Short Mrs. Gaul English‚ Per 7 13 February 2013 “The cask of Amontillado” Essay Fortunato was a very flawed character‚ which showed through and through. He made many attempts to lead him to his own success that led him to failure. Fortunato’s demise involved two people‚ himself and an old enemy he was unaware of‚ Montresor. Although‚ this was not all his fault‚ part of this was self-induced. Fortunato was a man of pride‚ gluttony‚ arrogance and greed. Montresor‚ on the other hand‚ is
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tales of murder and the mystical. “The Cask of Amontillado” is an example of Edgar Allen Poe’s dramatic and successful use of setting‚ plot‚ and point of
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (1864) and Andre Dubus’ “Killings” (1979) share similar story developments such as theme‚ plot‚ and character types that come together to create the perfect vengeance. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor is after revenge after being insulted by Fortunato‚ which ironically means “fortunate.” Montresor pettily plans his revenge according to his knowledge of Fortunato’s love of wine‚ lures him (Fortunato) into a wine cellar and then into a small crypt
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1. There are no specific hints provided by the story that represents the “thousand injuries” inflicted on Montresor by Fortunato. However‚ Fortunato has insulted Montresor and it is an injury to his soul. Yes‚ they serve to establish a specific motive for Montresor’s revenge. The insult by Fortunato had affected Montresor to a great extent and Montresor is a kind of person who would not let such things go easily. 2. The general setting of the story is highly appropriate because it creates a pathway
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The Cask of Amontillado is about a man named Montresor who is vengeful toward a man named Fortunato for the humiliation he made him suffer in the past. His plan of revenge for Fortunato is planned perfectly. Fortunato does not suspect anything because Montresor plans the timing‚ location‚ and all other aspects of the plan perfectly. With this plan‚ Montresor is able to lure Fortunato and execute his plan. This results in a slow and painful death for Fortunato and a successful day for Montresor.
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Italy hundreds of years ago‚ had the wealthy buried in catacombs close to their family; people were also able to have better privacy and keep to themselves. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe it is evident that privacy was a key factor in a plan of murderous revenge. Antagonist Montresor was able to carry out his vulgar way of dealing with an inconvenience by exacting revenge which when observed brings out a deeper meaning of the theme in story‚ one should not allow anger
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the narrator‚ Montresor‚ compromises his reliability by not backing of the events of the story. It is told from his point of view and he never says anything about what Fortunato is thinking or how he feels about the situation. Montresor is very one sided. Throughout the story‚ Montresor slowly reveals that he is angry with Fortunato but he never tells us exactly what happened even after he kills him. He says in the first paragraph of the story that
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