“Amontillado” book questions pg.181 #1-12 1. Montresor admits that “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge‚” was the reason that motivated him to commit that crime. 2. According to Montresor‚ he says that the perfect crime “ must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity. 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
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for it but comes up with nothing so her and her husband must buy a new one that put them in debt only to find out the necklace she replaced was an imitation. The central idea is that a sense of false pride‚ greed and envy can lead to a person’s destruction. The main character Mathilde Loisel is the perfect example of the central idea stated. She has a fair life‚ a roof over her head‚ loving husband‚ and food. But because of her false pride she wants more than what she has. : "Aha! Scotch broth
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and Theme Compared Through the Stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Scarlet Ibis” In “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Scarlet Ibis” dark symbols and tones shape the plot‚ which allows man’s inhumanity to man‚ as a theme‚ to be expected. Both authors use imagery to allow readers to paint a picture of each setting in their mind. Also‚ each author adds in many symbols to make a concrete object into an abstract idea. In “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Scarlet
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The Cask of Amontillado: Character Analysis - Presentation Transcript 1. Bianca Monique Bargas 2. Amontillado is pale medium-dry sherry from Spain . Character Analysis 3. Montresor 4. Insane . Montresor’s motive for murder is uncertain other than the vague & quot; thousand injuries & quot; to which he refers. . Many commentators conclude that‚ lacking significant reason‚ Montresor must be insane‚ though even this is questionable because
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Shirley Jackson’s‚ "The Lottery" concerns a small town’s annual lottery drawing and the grim circumstances that ensue. In this short but disturbingly profound piece of work‚ Shirley Jackson communicates to the reader the theme of scapegoatism along with its implications concerning traditions. In the village where this lottery takes place‚ we find many familiar elements: a post office‚ a grocery store‚ schools and a coal mine. In this village‚ Mr. Summers owns the coal mine‚ so his business has made
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action so many scorned have attempted and what so many more have lusted after. Apt punishment for the offender‚ success without being discovered and fulfillment without regret are all elements for satisfactory vengeance. All were present in "The Cask of Amontillado." However‚ despite Montresor’s actions seeming to be perfect‚ he does not fulfill the criteria for flawless revenge. Poe doesn’t quite allow readers to feel convinced of his main character’s peace of mind. Subtle indications are strewn throughout
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“My craving for this refined “Amontillado” is too irresistible. I’m really curious even though suspicious‚ I really believe that my friend (of which I can’t remember the name) is trying to deceive me.Unfortunately for him I’m too shrewd and his trap won’t work on me...but‚ why can’t I stop my legs from walking? Why do I not reason on my actions? I think alcohol is overwhelming me‚ taking over the control of my body”. All of the sudden a crypt presented in front of us. He invited me to go down‚ pretending
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a mystery because no one really knows what happened to him on the last days of his life. Some say that he died from alcoholism‚ some say that he was mugged and others even hypothesized that he died from rabies. No one really knows. "The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1846. This short story‚ like his other works‚ is full of mysteries. The
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carefully planned. The man goes mad by fault of his own conscious and if he had not confessed‚ the murder would have been a success. Just as in “The Tell-Tale Heart”‚ Poe utilizes irony to amplify the horror and tension in “The Cask of Amontillado”. In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ a murderer‚ Montresor‚ plans a clever revenge scheme using many small parts to bring the plan together. Montresor’s plan is to make the person he is avenging to feel guilt and die in pain‚ but in the end‚ Montresor is the
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The cask of Amontillado review First and foremost the title of Poe’s story‚ the cask of Amontillado means “en tønne med en halv tørr sherry” and is an expensive wine from Italy. This short story is a psychological horror or gothic fiction about two men‚ Fortunato and Montresor. This sarcastic anecdotes setting is dark and mysterious‚ however the mood is tense and hair-raising. Further out in the short story you get the feeling that something horrendous is going to happen and Poe uses an enigmatical
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