“The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ is a short story about a man named Montresor getting his revenge against Fortunato. Montresor is consumed with the willingness to devote his evening‚ of the final day of the Carnival season‚ to ending Fortunato’s insults against Montresor. Montresor addresses his revenge upon Fortunato to show the reader that he is clever‚ dedicated‚ and bragging about committing the perfect crime. Firstly‚ Montresor is clever. Montresor is clever in the way
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Beowulf The danger of pride Pride can be destructive. In the poem Beowulf‚ we can observe that pride has always been a really dangerous‚ even deadly flaw. The paradigm of pride really obvious in this poem. We are going to study Beowulf’s battle against Grendel‚ where we can observe the importance of reputation. Beowulf’s pride can be related to the epic hero he’s incarning. He represents the braveness‚ the strength and it seems like he doesn’t fear anything. Although‚ his power obligates
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The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark and mysterious story. It is about two friends Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor is an evil man while Fortunato is “rich‚ respected‚ admired‚ and beloved” (534). Montresor wants to kill Fortunato because Fortunato insulted him. To fully understand this story‚ one of the most important strategies is psychological so one can get inside the characters’ minds and know why Montresor is faking the whole friendship with Fortunato to
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this day we have many authors that have created many great works of literature. One of the many authors would be considered to be Edgar Allan Poe‚ most known for his mysterious and dark short stories‚ including poems. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the reader can see how far a man can go by wanting revenge. Montresor‚ the main character seeks revenge over Fortunato for his unsatisfactory deeds. As Poe uses first person narrative point of view we can see how he gives a suspenseful tone
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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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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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1. There are no specific hints provided by the story that represents the “thousand injuries” inflicted on Montresor by Fortunato. However‚ Fortunato has insulted Montresor and it is an injury to his soul. Yes‚ they serve to establish a specific motive for Montresor’s revenge. The insult by Fortunato had affected Montresor to a great extent and Montresor is a kind of person who would not let such things go easily. 2. The general setting of the story is highly appropriate because it creates a pathway
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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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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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