The Cask of Amontillado In “The Cast of Amontillato‚” Edgar Poe manipulates the story to be the way he wants it to be by using the narrator’s point of view. The point of view could be very important in influencing the reader’s perception of the story. By reading the first paragraph of the story‚ we realize that the narrator is trying to bring the reader to his side‚ even though he presents us a really vague understanding of his motivations. Montresor’s actions of good will and careful manipulation
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some imaginary sound. It was no wonder that this condition terrified- that it infected me. I felt creeping upon me‚ by slow yet certain degrees‚ the wild influences of his own fantastic yet impressive superstitions." Also‚ Poe’s story "The Cask of Amontillado" had a psychotic protagonist‚ Montresor. He thought that because Fortunato ‘insulted’ him‚ that he should deserve to die. It says in the story‚ "It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good
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explicit the narrator must get revenge. Montresor‚ wearing a black silk mask‚ meets Fortunato‚ who is dressed up in jester clothes for a carnival celebration. Once‚ he sees Fortunato‚ who is already drunk‚ Montresor mentions that he bought a pipe of amontillado (a brandy)‚ knowing that his friend considered himself an expert on wines and will be tent to go and verify the wine’s
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Psychology was introduced an American author‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ was deeply aware of the complexities of the human mind and its effects on behavior. His comprehension of the human brain is embedded in short stories such as‚ “The Black Cat” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Edgar Allan Poe presents protagonists
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depend on that main effect. Thus‚ the genre of Poe’s works‚ their plot structure‚ type of narration‚ word choice‚ and imagery are the devices‚ with the help of which Poe creates and heightens the effect of terror and horror. Such works as ’The Cask of Amontillado’‚ ’MS Found in a Bottle’‚ and ’The Fall of the House of Usher’ serve as vivid examples of Poe’s sophisticated but very effective horror creating technique. The effect produced by the work on its reader largely depends on the genre of this
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often by Poe. Irony is when something occurs that is the exact opposite of how it should be or seem. Irony varies in that it may be displayed through someone’s actions or an ironic happening. An example of irony in someone’s action are in the Cask of Amontillado is when Montressor repeatedly seems concerned for Fortunato’s health‚ even though his real intentions are to kill him. It also may be considered ironic that Poe named the enemy of Monstressor‚ Fortunato. Being that Fortunato means fortunate
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also known for his achievements in short fiction and criticism for American Literature. In Poe’s tales he uses setting to set the mood and to foreshadow certain things in his essays. In the two stories‚ The Fall of the House of Usher and The Cask of Amontillado‚ setting is used in great detail to help set the mood and tone of the stories. The Fall of the House of Usher is one of Poe’s best-known and admired stories. This story is about a young nobleman‚ haunted by a family curse. In the story he buries
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"The Cask of Amontillado" is a story of revenge‚ Montresor is an unreliable narrator; that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined. Fortunato has no idea of Montresor’s anger and this makes the story even more tragic. In the beginning of the story‚ Montresor says he must "punish with impunity." He states if the avenger is caught‚ or does not make the punishment known to he who committed the wrong‚ the wrong goes UN avenged. he sets the trap for Fortunato. But
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of being human is getting angry and sometimes even wanting revenge. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” and “The Poison Tree‚” both narrators are angry at the other character and both want revenge. Both enemies end up dead at the end because the narrators follow through with their plan to get back at them. Poe and Blake use both dramatic and verbal irony to portray a very interesting theme of revenge. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” and “The Poison Tree‚” Poe and Blake use verbal and dramatic irony. In the
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keep the readers wondering what will happen next. Irony occurs when the reader predicts that the plot or character in the story has an intention or attitude opposite to that which was actually stated. Irony is also a form of sarcasm. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Edgar Allan Poe uses every possible type of irony to create a chilling tale of a man being chained and left to die in a catacomb. In “The Necklace‚” Guy de Maupassant also uses different types of irony to create an unfortunate tale about Madame
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