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    Cask Of Amontillado Questions 1) There are many underlying meanings to the title of this story “The Cask Of Amontillado” By Edgar Allan Poe. First off‚ Amontillado is an alcoholic beverage‚ closely related with Sherry‚ and in the way it is treated by the characters‚ it is obviously a beverage that is either rare or very delectable. In the story‚ Montresor mentions he has “a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (p 133) In the context pipe is used in‚ it has been used to mean cask‚ which is a barrel

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    of literature were “The Raven” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Despite one of these being a poem and the other a short story‚ they both have similarities in their uses of imagery and intense symbolizations. The symbolism‚ in both pieces‚ takes one on a journey to dark‚ lonely places. One is allowed to feel the mood and intentions of each work through its extremely isolated settings in dark‚ dreary locations. The Motive for Murder in “The Cask of Amontillado‚” by Elena Baraban‚ shows supporting reasons

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    ENC1102 Character Analysis: Montresor “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe’s “The cask of Amontillado” is a sinister tale of revenge narrated by a character named Montresor. The setting takes place in an underground tomb in Italy during carnival season. In this story‚ Montresor too plays the role of main character. I chose to analyze him because his character traits are ones that I can relate to. In addition to the character traits being identifiable‚ these character traits also play a

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    Edgar Allen Poe uses many examples of irony to help enhance his short story‚ “Cask of Amontillado” to build a story. Poe does not directly state what is going to happen‚ but indirectly implies what is going to happen using irony. The story starts off with Montresor wanting vengeance against Fortunato. In order to get Montresor’s satisfactory with his revenge‚ Fortunato must know what’s happening to him‚ and Montresor must not get caught. Fortunato is at a carnival when he catches a glimpse of Montresor

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    The entire poem of Eldorado is supposed to be a love story. The story talks about how a knight had lost the love of his life and goes after her. To search for Eldorado the knight goes on a journey in which he searches for her‚ day and night‚ with great persistence. While on the journey the knight gains knowledge through his travels and realizes that his love is gone and he loses her trail that he is following. After he realizes that she is gone he goes through a state of depression and commits suicide

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    NyAsia Skeete Poe Essay: 12:56 pm- 1:39pm Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado is centered on one man’s incessant need for revenge and the extensive lengths he took to partake in it. It was not revealed in the short story the reason behind the need for revenge‚ but the figurative language used such as imagery‚ characterization‚ and point of view show how the author directs his tone and attitude towards revenge throughout the story. This short story was written in the first person narrative. The reason behind

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    of the Gothic genre. In fact there may not be a more potent‚ and certainly not a more famous model of the Gothic Poetry in action. Edgar Allan Poe followed it up with an essay called “The Philosophy of Composition” in which he revealed how he wrote it. Gothic literature is defined as emphasising elements such as grotesqueness‚ mysteriousness and desolation; generally‚ it is a marriage between the Horror and Romance genres. The genre shows a dark and mad view of the world through elements such as:

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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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