The Cask of the Amontillado and Story of an hour Though these two short stories may not have obvious similarities at the first glance‚ if one further delves into the story of each one‚ the strategies the authors chose implement become clear. The Cask of the Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe and The Story of an hour by Kate Chopin have numerous similarities‚ both give the reader an eerie feeling throughout the story. The use of Irony is strong in both of the stories as it plays a huge part in conveying
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Italy hundreds of years ago‚ had the wealthy buried in catacombs close to their family; people were also able to have better privacy and keep to themselves. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe it is evident that privacy was a key factor in a plan of murderous revenge. Antagonist Montresor was able to carry out his vulgar way of dealing with an inconvenience by exacting revenge which when observed brings out a deeper meaning of the theme in story‚ one should not allow anger
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Psychoanalytical Approach to the story the Cask of Amontillado "Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise “Sigmund Freud once said this and it is the foundation for his theories explaining about psychoanalysis. His theory simply explains that people becomes the product of their experiences. In Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" the behavior that one of the characters possesses an extremely high sense of vengeance‚ this could be a reflection of himself because according to psychoanalytic
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the narrator‚ Montresor‚ compromises his reliability by not backing of the events of the story. It is told from his point of view and he never says anything about what Fortunato is thinking or how he feels about the situation. Montresor is very one sided. Throughout the story‚ Montresor slowly reveals that he is angry with Fortunato but he never tells us exactly what happened even after he kills him. He says in the first paragraph of the story that
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In the story The Cask of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allan Poe uses contrast to develop the different point of view about the freedom of each character. First of all‚ it can be inferred that the meaning of freedom for Montrssor is to get revenge Fortunato‚ while for Fortunato it means to get out from the dark catacomb he has been trapped in. As in the beginning of the story‚ it can be clearly seen that Montrssor thinks the doubtful in his head will still unresolved if his friend does not know who he is during
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catacombs with a stranger and didn’t think twice about what Montresor’s intentions were. The other quote that explains what mistake Fortunato made is “you jest‚he exclaimed recoiling a few paces‚but let us proceed to the Amontillado. When was given the choice to travel to the Amontillado and chose to go with a stranger is when this quote takes place. This shows Fortunato didn’t think twice about going down into the catacombs even when given a chance to stay above ground. The character in poe’s story
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unexpected even if it is planned or not. Both stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” have similarities of someone dying‚ both victims were adults‚ and both include horror. The stories are different for several of reasons which would include the setting‚ the published date‚ and the method of death. The death of someone is tragic‚ especially knowing when it’s a family member or a friend. Both stories‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” has similarities in which both characters
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Allan Poe applied irony to his stories. By doing this‚ his disturbing and odd tales became stories of mental and psychological twists and terror that trouble readers. Poe uses irony in “The Tell-Tale Heart” to increase mental tension by making the murderer in the story confess the crime that he so carefully planned. The man goes mad by fault of his own conscious and if he had not confessed‚ the murder would have been a success. Just as in “The Tell-Tale Heart”‚ Poe utilizes irony to amplify the
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As Edgar Allen Poe described the use of colors in the Cask of Amontillado‚ he also shows details of the specific places. While Montresor is one of the few character involved in the story‚ another character‚ who is the one that eventually died at the end is Fortunato. The places Fortunato encounters with Montresor does included specific Gothic views. One of the places Edgar Allan Poe shares in the story would be the time both characters are in the catacombs. Catacombs are normally a place for many
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Although most of your characters were believable in your powerful tale of revenge‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ I found your narrator‚ Montresor to be quite unreliable. Could it be that you did not intend for me to sympathize with Montresor for the insult made by Fortunato‚ but rather to judge him? Frankly‚ I found him to be smug and egotistical‚ while questioning his sanity. He did not convince me that his intentions were honorable to support his family’s motto: “Nemo me impune lacessit‚” or “No one
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