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    Fortunato's Pride

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    demonstrated through much humility that it has the ability to be detrimental. Where there is pride that comes from being pleased by hardwork that lead to achievement‚ there is also pride that originates from In Edgar Allen Poe’s work of “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Poe gives an account of a man by the name of Montresor‚ a clever and vengeful man‚ who seeks lethal retribution against his acquaintance Fortunato for causing him many injuries by using Fortunato’s pride in his knowledge of wine against Fortunato

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    Foreshadowing helps to create suspense‚ anxiety‚ and humor in his works. They also help to capture the audience’s attention and draw them into the story. Poe’s irony and foreshadowing are integrated in “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”. “The Cask of the Amontillado” is one of the best examples of irony and foreshadowing in Poe’s works. In this story‚ almost every detail seems to stand for something else. These ironic details foreshadow Fortunado’s horrible death.

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    1.In "The Cask of Amontillado‚" what does the narrator’s attitude toward his servants reveal about his view of humanity? It is clear that this is another key indication of the kind of character that Montresor is as a narrator. The fact that he has deliberately organised for his home to be empty when he brings Fortunato home speaks of the way in which he is a calculated killer and has deliberately planned to have Fortunato murdered. However‚ note what he says about his servants and how he achieves

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    beating heart to symbolize the narrator’s overwhelming guilt: “Villains!” I shrieked‚ “dissemble no more! I admit the deed!—tear up the planks! here‚ here!—It is the beating of his hideous heart!” The theme of “Cask of Amontillado” is humiliation‚ revenge and deception. In the “Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor is humiliated by Fortunato’s insult that he supposedly caused him and is determined to carry out revenge for it. He deceives Fortunato by luring him to the catacombs which wasn’t too hard to do

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    Reading Cluster #1

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    Tanner Cain 5th Period / Stiner 10-18-13 Cluster #1 “The Cask of Amontillado”: Analyzing Short Stories and Novels: -Plot: 1) In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ the exposition is the part where Montresor is relating to the incidents from 50 years ago when he got his revenge against Fortunato. The rising action occurs whenever Montresor lures Fortunato away from the carnival and tricks him to go into the catacombs. The climax occurs whenever Montresor mentions Luchesi‚

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    similar on the surface can be if a deeper look is taken. A comparison can unlock hidden similarities that cannot be seen the first time one reads them. Such similarities have been found in the two short stories “The Story of an Hour” and “The Cask of Amontillado”. Both of these stories contain a parallel use of light and darkness‚ deceit and trickery‚ form of irony‚ presence of evil‚ and life’s journey. In “The Story of an Hour” light and darkness are portrayed in the description of the surroundings

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    Sherry - a Unique Drink

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    enormous cathedrals - like cellars of venerable producers like Pedro Domecq‚ González Byass or Williams & Humbert which content thousands of neutral American oak barrels housing fino‚ amontillado‚ oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherries. The whole producing of Sherry has history. In 1400s was set the capacity of the Sherry cask. To help Sherry stay stabilized during ocean voyages of these times and also brandy was added to the wine. Because of that Sherry is now a "fortified"‚ or alcohol-added‚ wine. The

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    justice. The desire for vengeance is also what leads Montresor to murder his friend‚ Fortunato‚ in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” Montresor has been discredited by his friend‚ and his pride leads him to seek retribution. He shrewdly plays upon Fortunato’s fondness of wine to lead him to his death in the catacombs of Italy‚ with the promise of a cask of amontillado. Although it is not clear what Fortunato did to warrant such vengeance‚ Montresor vows that his friend will never insult

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    Poe paper Edgar Allan Poe stories‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher” “The Masque of The Red Death” “the Cask of Amontillado” and the pome “Alone” all have similarities such as death‚ fear and very dark setting. The reason Poe’s stories are similar is because he writes about his own life. Some of his stories are based off his own fears‚ and some of his stories are about is fears after his wife dies. The setting in all of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories are similar because there all dark and gloomy. In

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    and “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ we will discuss these themes while analyzing the method behind Poe’s madness. In much of Poe’s Work‚ the presence of revenge and death seem to precede each other. In both stories‚ if someone dies‚ then revenge follows. If someone commits revenge‚ death seems to find that person. With the death of the commoners in "The Masque of the Red Death"‚ revenge seems to follow the prince who abandoned them. When Fortunato betrays Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ death

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