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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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    was a main character in the short story “The Cask Of The Amontillado” and he wanted revenge so he went in the catacombs with his friend Fortunato to kill him.While in the movie The Night Of The Hunter (1955) directed by Charles Laughton the character Harry Powell gets out of jail and married Willa Harper to find $10‚000 hidden somewhere inside there house.Later Harry Powell kills his wife in order to search for the $10‚000.Both “The Cask Of The Amontillado” and Night Of The Hunter show a very suspenseful

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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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    “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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    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 348). It gives the readers

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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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    create and show meaning through symbolism‚ setting the mood‚ and Theme. Often in stories the setting alone can give you the best description of who the character is like in “The Cask Of Amontillado” and “Hills Like White Elephants.” Symbolism plays huge parts in both of these stories. In “The Cask Of Amontillado” the main symbols we see are the outfit that Fortuantao wears‚ the way he dies‚ and also the amontillado. The Amontillado was important symbols because it’s used to lure him into the

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    Foreshadowing the Death of Fortunato The use of foreshadowing in “The Cask of Amontillado” entices readers and increases the tension of the gothic piece. In the short story by Edgar Allen Poe‚ there are numerous examples of foreshadowing that lead to the death of Fortunato. In the beginning of the piece‚ Poe wrote‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe 1). The sentence implies that the main character‚ Montresor‚ is

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    outcome‚ such as the ending of a mystery novel. Foreshadowing has possessed suspense in Edgar Allen Poe short story “That Cask of Amontillado” with the wine that has gotten Forunate drunk‚ the court jester’s outfit that Forunate wears‚ and it the trowel Montressor ironically carries with him. The cask of wine is a form of symbolism of foreshadowing in “The Cask of Amontillado.” During the time of the carnival ‚the narrator‚ Montressor goes up to the character Fortunato and tells him about the wine

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    and an abundance of themes to contemplate‚ when constructing an analysis of Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” Certainly‚ one of the main themes of the story is revenge‚ though there are also themes of mortality‚ betrayal‚ and pride‚ to name just a few. However‚ no reader can ignore the many nuances‚ clever word play and ironic wit that permeate this gothic tale of horror. Indeed‚ it is Poe’s masterful use of irony that provides the remarkable power of “The Cask of Amontillado.” The irony of Poe’s

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