What kind of horrid character traits does Montresor poses? In “The Cask of the Amontillado” Poe describes Montresor’s character traits. Montresor seems to have three main traits that greatly shape his personality. Those traits include: being too sensitive‚ being very vile‚ and being manipulative. Montresor’s character traits notably influence his actions and his decisions in “The Cask of the Amontillado”. His traits also determine the outcome of his actions. Now‚ what thing was influenced by Montresor
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American poet‚ and writer‚ has fabricated hundreds of stories and poems‚ each of which are literary masterpieces warped with horror‚ mystery‚ and suspense. One of these‚ which is also one of his most well-known pieces‚ is the 1846 short story “The Cask of Amontillado”. This short story recounts the twisted terror of the comradery of two men and how one of them was determined to exact his wrongs/ to seek revenge. However‚ like any story‚ although it may not be displayed‚ this diabolical tale possesses two
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The first-person narration style of “The Cask of Amontillado” is essential in creating the original quality of the story. The reason this is so important in this particular story‚ is because when a sane killer‚ Montresor‚ is allowed to tell the story from his point of view‚ the reader gets a unique‚ disturbing look into the calmness of his mind. The audience can more clearly see how he thinks and feels‚ which the audience does not normally get in mainstream‚ commercial literature. The reason
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she is being morally wrong or bad‚ and their actions are to be described as being wicked. However‚ in a cultural or religious aspect‚ one would declare that stealing and/or murder are wrong‚ likewise forbids idolatry and blasphemy. In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ published by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator goes through certain discomforts‚ like being insulted in a way of that hurts his pride. Throughout the text‚ the narrator with goes through stressful time‚ whereby flagging a vendetta became a priority
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people’s lives . A person with too much pride only looks down on others and often loses their ability to make decisions . In fact ‚ pride was one of the reasons that led to WWI and took away the lives of 16 million people . Similarly ‚ in the Cask of Amontillado ‚ pride leads Fortunato to his death . In this short story ‚ Poe address how a person’s pride blinds him to the manipulation of others . This is shown through the use of setting ‚ symbolism ‚ foreshadowing and irony . Paragraph : Also Fortunato
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What would someone do if a supposed friend of theirs locked them in caliginous catacombs and abandoned them to die? “The Cask of Amontillado‚” a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ follows a revengeful man named Montresor and his calculated quest against an unsuspecting man called Fortunato. The story‚ told from Montresor’s point of view‚ takes place surrounding the jubilant celebration of carnival. Montresor lures the naive Fortunato into the ominous catacombs. Montresor proceeds to intoxicate
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burying him alive. Fortunato is rich and respected. He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. Fortunato wears motley‚ a multicolored attire of the court jester or fool‚ and conical cap and bells for the carnival event. Later he puts on a mask of black silk and a roquelaire‚ which is a knee length cloak. It represents the culture of that time and richness of his wealth. Montresor wears a mask‚ which also represent his two faces. One of the faces is simple ordinary businessperson and the other is
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is because once all is said and done‚ the past can not be changed. “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ like many other stories‚ is focused on the theme of revenge‚ which is a feeling everyone is familiar with and is something that almost always ends badly. One of the more prominent stories about revenge comes from Edgar Allan Poe‚ a very well known author recognized mainly for his dark story writing. His story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ is an interesting tale about a man who feels insulted and seeks revenge
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In The Cask of Amontillado‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator shows with his thoughts and actions that he is insane. In the story‚ Poe’s narrator explains he had been insulted thousands of times by a guy named Fortunato. Now he vows to do revenge. The thought of getting back at him makes him happy‚ and he plans to do it without getting caught. At the beginning of the story‚ he talks about getting his revenge on Fortunato. He starts being nice to him‚ not making him think anything of it. This is how
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In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montressor plans his revenge on Fortunato after learning he disrespected his family name. Montressor hones in on Fortunato’s weakness of wine and entices him with a special wine to carry out his revenge plot. Poe uses irony and foreshadowing to address the themes of revenge and manipulation and shows how an individual lacking true morals may not achieve a satisfactory outcome. Revenge and manipulation are evident throughout Poe’s use of
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