Poe’s‚ The Cask of Amontillado is a story about fear and revenge. The story begins with Montressor’s vow of revenge‚ foreshadowing future actions. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult vowed revenge..." Montressor had to be sure not to raise suspicion of what he was going to do Fortunato. Montressor knew that Fortunato had a weakness that he could use towards his advantage. Fortunato prided himself in being a connoisseur of fine wines. They
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Edgar Allen Poe was a master of the horror genre and The Cask of Amontillado was no exception. This was the story of what may have been a perfect crime. Narrating events that took place fifty years before‚ Montresor‚ a wealthy Frenchman‚ began the tale by explaining that Fortunato‚ a fellow wine connoisseur‚ after a series of unknown events insulted him. Although Montresor never states what this insult was‚ he was angry enough about it to premeditate Fortunato’s murder. Montresor’s true goal lay
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Literary Elements in Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe uses many literary elements in “Cask of Amontillado” such as point of view‚ plot‚ setting‚ characterization‚ conflict‚ symbolism‚ style‚ irony and theme. Each of these literary terms are presented in the short story and are clearly represented by clues. The point of view is the perspective from which the story is being told from. In this case‚ the narrator is Montresor. He is a cold‚ brutal and a vicious killer. “For the love
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Chapter 2‚ Narration and Point of View • “Cask of Amontillado” 1) What can the reader infer about Montresor’s social position and character from hints in the text? What evidence does the text provide that Montresor is an unreliable narrator? Montresor indulges in large quantities of Italian Vintages‚ resides with attendants in large suites with archways which lead into vaults which are extensive. The Montresor’s have their own family arms and motto. These are all indications that Montresor
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Sean Irvin English 102-1AC College Composition II Prof. Ronald Strothers May 14‚ 2001 Essay 1 I think that "The Cask Of Amontillado" is believable because it seems like Montresor is fed up with Fortunato. Poe also leads us to believe that Fortunato is foolish enough to follow Montresor into the dark catacombs to get to the amontillado that he is an expert on. The story is a dark tale of a presumably insane man who suffers from‚ according to him‚ "the thousand injuries of Fortunato I
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Theme Analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado" In "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the dark side of human nature is exemplified through the character of Montresor and his victim‚ Fortunato. Montresor is a manipulative and vengeful person. These characteristics lead to the death of Fortunato‚ a man who has wronged him. Through the acts‚ words‚ and the thoughts of Montressor‚ one is able to see him carry out his plan for revenge. The story takes place in Italy at a carnival where Montresor
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Brittany J. Davis Dr. Michael S. Mills ENGL 1312 September 20‚ 2010 The Cask of Amontillado‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is a story of two men that appear to be total opposites‚ yet are connected through friendship. Montresor‚ who is the narrator and the person seeking revenge‚ says he meet “his friend‚” referring to Fortunato during the carnival season. The story does not give any details of how long the two men have been friends‚ yet through the details given in the story‚ the men seem to have known
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is wrong to to terrible things to other people‚ we still feel satisfactory from getting even. There are multiple ways to get revenge on someone; some people get straight to the point and go in for the kill‚ like what Montresor did in The Cask of Amontillado. These persons are generally obsessed with revenge‚ or incredibly insulted by what was done to them. However‚ in any situation‚ it would be more beneficial to let the anger go‚ instead of plotting a huge revenge plan. And what can be scary
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The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allan Poe 1)How cohesive and organized is his writing? Edgar Allan Poe writes with a unique grotesque inventive style. Poe also includes a superb plot construction which hooks the reader at the very start because he sets up a situation which the fills the reader with anticipation to see what develops. In the first line of the story The Cask Of Amontillado(1846)‚ he says‚ "...but when he ventured
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Erin Brandon December 7‚ 2012 Mr. Petersen “Cask of Amontillado”: Character Analysis Paper “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon‚ I vowed revenge.” Montresor has felt that he has been insulted by Fortunato and he seeks revenge upon him. Since Montresor is seeking revenge Fortunato has to watch out‚ but that may be hard because throughout the story Fortunato is gullible‚ full of pride‚ and is an alcoholic. Fortunato is gullible when he doesn’t
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