haunt the weak-willed. And the only people who act upon revenge is those not in their right mind. For example in “The Cask of Amonitillado” the narrator gives no exact reason of why he thinks he deserves revenge on Fortunato. The narrator is also show to have something wrong with his state of mind playing little mind games with Fortunato along the way to the catacombs. “The Cask of Amonitillado” is a great example of a revenge story but why the narrator deserves this revenge is not clear. The atmosphere
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The Cask of Amantillado is a short story by Edgar Allen Poe‚ that is about two good friends that attend a little party. Montrsor can arguably be the protagonist of the story. He is fed up with Fortunato’s acts of foolishness and embarrassing him in front of the crowd. As the night goes on Montresor leads Fortunato deep into the catacombs telling him there is more wine to drink‚ tricks him‚ and leaves him down in there to die. This story has tons of literary elements to help readers dig deep into
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The Mood of “The Clask of Amontillado” by Sabrina Marconi period-7 2/12/11 In “The Clask of Amontillado” Poe uses diction ‚ details ‚ and imagery which ultimately creates a frightening‚ severe ‚ and intense mood of the overall story. “Unsheathing ‚y rapier ‚ I began to grope with it about the recess; but the thought of an instant reassured me.” In this quote you seem to realize how mentally unstable Montresor truly is ‚ we know this because he is reassured by the stonewalls being thick
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persistent kinds‚ where they show their insanity as much as possible whether they know it or not. Then there are the kinds like Montresor‚ where you can never tell until they have finally snapped. Edgar Allan Poe uses Montresor’s kind and symbolism in “The Cask of Amontiado” to show situational irony. The beginning of the story starts with a paragraph on Montresor’s vividly detailed hatred for Fortrunado and how he’s achieved in alluding Montresor’s train of thought to killing Fortrunado‚ who was his best
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In the story of Amontillado‚ the narrator seeks revenge upon Fortunado because of his ego toward him. Because of Fortunado is so obsessed with testing the best wine in town‚ it is a perfect trap for him to get in. Again‚ the alcohol influence the progress of the story and also Poe hides meaning behind The Cast of Amontillado about alcohol. The definition would be something like this. Sometimes‚ alcohol could lead to dark places that we never thought of before. For instance‚ Fortunado was buried alive
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would not withstand another insult anymore. The narrator begins by telling us that Fortunato has hurt him; even worse‚ Fortunato has insulted him. The narrator must get revenge. The narrator mentions he’s found a barrel of a rare brandy called Amontillado‚ and in a very suspicious and intelligent attracts his victim‚ taking it more and more toward the catacombs. Therefore‚ a person who is too trusty can be easily led to his/her own demise and realizes about it too late. Fortunato has hurt Montresor
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In the short story The Cast of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allan Poe shares a story about insults and revenge in action. Montresor is the protagonist who holds a grudge against the antagonist‚ Fortunato. The first sentence sets the stage for the murder of Fortunato. “The thousands injuries of Fortunate I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe‚ p. 108). It does not say what the “injuries” Montresor is referring to are‚ but in his book they were enough to murder Fortunato
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Stephen Casey English 101 Moran 11/6/13 Unified Themes Essay Any person can tell that Edgar Allen Poe does a great job drawing in the reader by using specific themes to add effect his short stories‚ The Cask of the Amontillado‚ Hop Frog‚ and the Tell-Tale Heart. The use of theme in his short stories makes the reader want more. His use of revenge in his short stories makes the reader more curious and raises the level of suspense. Poe does well in using revenge to keep the reader engaged. The
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As I heard Montresor calling my name I stayed silent in the pitch black darkness of this trap.Still yearning for the Amontillado that I was deprived and tricked into thinking was in this cellar I waited until I thought he was far long gone into the chambers I started to look around as my eyes started to adjust to the darkness of the cellar in which I was fettered.I saw a key it was far out of my reach but if I stretched as far as I could I would be able to reach it.Since Montresor only put the
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mystery and death. Poe lived a life of loss‚ poverty‚ and sadness. There were many themes present in his writing like revenge‚ alcohol abuse‚ and paranoia/ madness. To begin with a theme that was present in Poe’s writing was revenge. In The Tell Tale Heart the anonymous narrator feels he needs to get revenge on an “evil eye”. So he kills the old man and buries him under the floorboards. Also in The Cask of Amontillado the narrator leads a man who has done “a thousand bad deeds” through the catacombs
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