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    The Cask of Amontillado vs. Dolan’s Cadillac. English‚ Period 3 November 8‚ 2010 “The Cask of Amontillado vs. Dolan’s Cadillac” “I waited and watched for seven years. I saw him come and go – Dolan”‚ “The thousands of injuries of Fortunate I had borne as I best could‚ but when ventured upon insult. I vowed revenge – The narrator” With the words spoken by these two men‚ in the stories‚ “Dolan’s Cadillac” and “The Cask of Amontillado”

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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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    has believed that he came across Amontillado. Fortunato shows anxiously on conforming if the wine is truly Amontillado. Montresor tells Fortunato that if he is too busy‚ he will ask Luchesi to taste it. Fortunato claims that Luchesi could not tell Amontillado from other wines and insists that they go to Montresor’s vaults. Montresor told his servants he will not return till

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    Edgar Allan Poe focuses on revenge in “Cask of Amontillado” by using a perfect plan‚ many cases of irony‚ and specific setting‚ that sets the mood. In this short story‚ Montresor‚ is trying to get revenge on Fortunato‚ for some unthinkable action. In order for the murder to happen‚ Montresor needed a perfect plan. On page five‚ Montresor starts to lure Fortunato in by saying “As you are engaged‚ I am on my way to Luchesi. If any one has a critical turn‚ it is he. He will tell me-” After Montresor

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    1. Some people who want to get revenge often go to extents even to cheat people through hypocrisy. . "The Cask of Amontillado" recounts the last meeting between two aristocratic gentlemen‚ the narrator Montresor and the wine connoisseur Fortunato. While Fortunato remains joyful ignorant of Montresor’s true intentions for most of the story‚ the visible pleasure Montresor takes in relating his story‚ proudly recalling every detail fifty years after the fact‚ suggests a state of mind free of remorse

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    the full line. I said to him: “My dear Fortunato‚ you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day! But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado‚5 and I have my doubts.”“As you are engaged‚ I am on my way to Luchesi.6 If anyone has a critical turn‚ it is he. He will tell me—” “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.” “And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your

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    decisions . In fact ‚ pride was one of the reasons that led to WWI and took away the lives of 16 million people . Similarly ‚ in the Cask of Amontillado ‚ pride leads Fortunato to his death . In this short story ‚ Poe address how a person’s pride blinds him to the manipulation of others . This is shown through the use of setting ‚ symbolism ‚ foreshadowing and irony . Paragraph : Also Fortunato failed to consider many foreshadowings made by Montresor before taking the revenge . Moving on to foreshadowing

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    Holland 1 Catherine E. Holland Mrs. Wilder English 1302 WMW1 8 April 2012 Annotated Bibliography: “The Cask of Amontillado” Baraban‚ Elena V. “E.V. Baraban: Murder in “The Cask of Amontillado.”” RMMLA Homepage. Rocky Mountain Review‚ 28 Oct. 2004. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. Though murder is the centerpiece of “The Cask of Amontillado‚” it is not typical of mysteries with similar subject matter‚ because the murderer tells the reader how he commits his crime. Poe leaves the reader with many questions

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    making them do things that they would never do in their right mind. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the character of Montresor feels he was insulted and desires retribution‚ causing him to become maniacal and manipulative. Poe develops the character of Montresor by using irony‚ viewpoint‚ and character motivation to demonstrate the strong desire for vengeance. Poe’s application of dramatic and verbal irony creates Montresor’s sick

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    The continuation of the "The Cask of Amontillado" is about what happened to Montresor after he exacted his revenge. The constant poking fun that Fortunato did to Montresor only fueled his hatred for the man. And by doing so he was digging his own grave. My continuation of this story is about how Montresor went about living while Fortunato was slowly dying within the catacombs. Within the dark moist underground maze was Fortunato‚ chained to the damp stone behind him. The decaying bodies and skeletons

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