flawed and inherently biased. No one can know and see everything‚ which leaves the reader without knowledge. A narrator’s flaws will flaw the perspective of the reader‚ leading to a less complete‚ or less understood story. Montresor‚ from “Cask of Amontillado”‚ is one example of a flawed narrator altering how the reader perceives the story. He claims that “The thousand injuries of Fortunato [he] had borne the best [he] could” (Poe 212). Montresor leaves out what exactly Fortunato has done. In doing
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The Cask of Amontillado The cask of amontillado by Poe is a dark story to read. Poe writes many twisted stories with characters like Montresor very often in these stories there is really no winner‚ no good guy‚ no triumph over evil as we see in so many stories today. People love when the unrealistic good forces conquer evil but this is almost the opposite of Poe’s stories where more often than not the leading forces are that of evil. This is prominent in the story of The cask of Amontillado where
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Annotated Bibliography One Delaney‚ Bill. "Poe ’s THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO." Explicator 64.1 (2005): 39-41. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. This article describes the emotional aspects of Montresor‚ the protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” While Montresor seems uncaring and without emotion as he is murdering Fortunato for the insults against his family‚ Montresor is not as ruthless as he seems. He shows care and concern for his
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Poe uses costumes to show the readers the characters role and personality in “The Cask of Amontillado”. The costumes bring out the characters personalities in the story. We don’t know if our assumptions are actually because the meaning of the story from the narrator’s point of view and understanding. A person can’t accurately judge a character in a story just because of the way they are dressed. The narrator uses costumes to describe the personality of the character and the role they play. The costumes
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someone back for their harmful actions can feel quite rewarding at times. In “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Poe creates a grim and morbid mood to accompany his theme of revenge. First of all‚ Poe constructs his suspenseful and frightening mood through his use of imagery. His description of the catacombs intrigues his readers. For example‚ the writer said that the chamber had “damp ground” (Poe 347) and “long walls of piled skeletons‚ with casks and puncheons intermingling” (Poe
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Montresor encountered Fortunato and decided to carry out his vengeful scheme. Fortunato greeted him warmly. An invitation to sample amontillado was eagerly met by Fortunato‚ a connoisseur of wine‚ but Montresor insisted that since he was busy‚ he would go find Luchesi. Obstinately‚ Fortunato reassured him he was not and begged to go along and taste the amontillado. Using reverse psychology‚ Montresor refused again‚ saying that the drafty vaults would aggravate Fortunato’s cold. After much debate
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Gothic Elements in The Cask of Amontillado By: Harshul Jain The Cask of Amontillado is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known for using Gothic conventions in his stories which mostly includes the atmosphere of mystery‚ oppressiveness to create terror but interestingly he subverts the Gothic conventions by having having human beings‚ instead of a supernatural element‚ create most horrible deeds. Poe tries to achieve that horror via the capabilities of the humans. Poe uses unreliable
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“Araby” and “The Cask of Amontillado”: A Comparison I found the stories “Araby‚” by James Joyce and “The Cask of Amontillado‚” by Edgar Allan Poe to have a similar idea behind them. They both seem to be stories involving someone manipulating the actions of another person. I will be talking about and comparing the different elements of each story and their relevance. Both stories take place in different countries. In “Araby” the story is about a boy from Ireland. The country itself doesn’t
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mind such as plot‚ point of view‚ characterization‚ symbolism‚ etc... “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” are two very melancholy stories each in their own way. Edgar Allen Poe and Shirley Jackson both use excellent techniques to create the peculiar atmosphere and mood of their stories. Edgar Allen Poe is known for using many different artistic elements to create eerie‚ spooky stories. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Poe uses first person point of view to let the reader know how proud the
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09/13/12 Period 6 An Easy Target “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” In Edgar Allen Poe’s chilling story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” this was Montresor‚ the protagonist’s‚ family motto. After being rudely insulted by a wine connoisseur‚ by the name of Fortunato‚ this motto came into play. On the night of an event called Carnival Night‚ in Italy‚ Fortunato‚ the antagonist
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