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    speak. His writing will appear to be dragging on forever and you’ll feel as if the part you’re waiting for will never happen. Poe creates this illusion by describing every little detail going on in the current setting. For example in‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” as they went further down the caverns‚ Poe describes every little detail in

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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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    MLA documentation information to form an essay on two or more works we have read. List of Reading Selections     "Sonny ’s Blues"    “Hills Like White Elephants”     “Aunt Jennifer ’s Tigers”     "Girl"     “A Rose for Emily”     “The Cask of Amontillado”     “Young Goodman Brown”         "Trifles"         "Digging"         "Dulce Decorum Est" Directions:  Please select one of the topics below on which you will write a two-page essay.  Do not use any Internet sources.  You may use your

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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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    “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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    Differences in Methods of Creating Horror between “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” The Cask of Amontillado is believed to set place in the 18th century in a nameless city in Italy. Right from the start of the story‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ sets the tone to be revengeful and unforgiving‚ in examples like‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (Poe) And “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity.” (Poe). The

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    It is Edgar Allan Poe’s intense use of symbolism and irony throughout the Cask of Amontillado that establishes the short story as an indeed interesting candidate worthy of thorough analysis. The skillful use of these devices are utilized by the author to create this horrific and suspenseful masterpiece. <br> <br>The Cask of Amontillado is a horror short story‚ which revolves around the themes of revenge and pride. The plot involves two men: Montresor‚ the narrator‚ who is an Italian aristocrat seeking

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    Luscious and Bitter Revenge In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allen Poe uses verbal irony to reinforce revenge. Edgar Allen Poe uses this title to briefly tell us what this story is about. Usually‚ a friend is someone who is trusted and is a great supporter‚ but what happens when this is broken? Montresor is about to give an answer to Fortunato later on in the story. The title of "The Cask of Amontillado" is also a verbal irony. Amontillado is a rare wine that Montressor used to lure

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    defend me from my friends but ; from my enemies I can defend myself” means “gods help me from my friends but‚ I have the ability to defend myself“. Two stories that I’ve read that support this quote are Macbeth by William Shakespeare and “The Cask Of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe. I definitely agree with this quote because Macbeths friends thought they were really his friends but‚ they were wrong. Macbeth by William Shakespeare shows literary devices and they support my opinion of this quote

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    involved. Revenge‚ the retaliation for injuries or wrongs‚ has been used as an excuse for committing a crime but having reason to commit a crime does not justify it. The stories The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe and The Crucible by Arthur Miller are good examples of unjustifiable revenge. The Cask of Amontillado features a jealous man who gets revenge with murder‚ while The Crucible is about a girl who lies about people in her town‚ getting them killed‚ in order to get revenge on a man who

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