after finding work as a magazine editor‚ he worked to publish most of his work in order to support his 13 year old wife (and cousin)‚ who had tuberculosis. Two years after her passing he died at the age of forty. 1. In the story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Montresor justifies the cruel murder of Fortunato by stating the “thousand injuries” and an “insult” against him. Based off of the text I believe these to actually not be intentional harm by Fortunato. In fact‚ I believe them to be based
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The entire poem of Eldorado is supposed to be a love story. The story talks about how a knight had lost the love of his life and goes after her. To search for Eldorado the knight goes on a journey in which he searches for her‚ day and night‚ with great persistence. While on the journey the knight gains knowledge through his travels and realizes that his love is gone and he loses her trail that he is following. After he realizes that she is gone he goes through a state of depression and commits suicide
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Montresor’s Muders Throughout the entire story one man struggles to control his rage. In Edgar Allen Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" Montresor was a victim of being made fun of. During the story Montresor gets Fortunato to follow him all the way down the to catacombs. Once they arrive at their destination Montresor will get his final revenge taken out. Montresor accomplishes a big revenge because he is a good planner‚ angry‚ and a bit crazy. Montresor is a very good planner which ultimately makes
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The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark and mysterious story. It is about two friends Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor is an evil man while Fortunato is “rich‚ respected‚ admired‚ and beloved” (534). Montresor wants to kill Fortunato because Fortunato insulted him. To fully understand this story‚ one of the most important strategies is psychological so one can get inside the characters’ minds and know why Montresor is faking the whole friendship with Fortunato to
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this day we have many authors that have created many great works of literature. One of the many authors would be considered to be Edgar Allan Poe‚ most known for his mysterious and dark short stories‚ including poems. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the reader can see how far a man can go by wanting revenge. Montresor‚ the main character seeks revenge over Fortunato for his unsatisfactory deeds. As Poe uses first person narrative point of view we can see how he gives a suspenseful tone
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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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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. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” the setting helps clarify the theme of revenge possibly leading to guilt and regret later in life. Poe uses a lot of irony in his stories with almost every element possible‚ the setting is no different. At the beginning the story takes place during at a carnival in Italy. At the carnival everyone is having fun and celebrating‚ including Fortunato‚ the unfortunate victim of Montresor’s revenge plan. Later on the setting later changes drastically as
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“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story of revenge‚ but the author never told exactly what Fortunato did. Montresor presents us with only a vague understanding of his motivations‚ and his pretense of good will and careful manipulation of Fortunato indicates the care with which he has planned Fortunato’s death. Both of the men want the same thing. Edgar Poe has a strong way of reproducing great literary elements in the story; the theme of revenge is explained with the use of irony. One irony used in
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The cask of Amontillado is a story about revenge between Montresor and Fortunato. It falls under the category of psychoanalytic lenses and this is clearly seen from the psychological implications of Montresor on how he is planning to revenge on Fortunato. It is in Montresor’s mind nobody is aware about it. Fortunato has no idea of Montresor’s anger making the story to be more terrifying and even tragic (Godey’s Lady Book).The two began their conversation about the pipe of what passes for Amontillado
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