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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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    AP World History-Theme Analysis Chart Theme 1: Interaction between humans and the environment. | * Like religious faiths‚ infections and contagious diseases also spread along the trade routes of the classical world. * The most disruptive of these diseases were probably smallpox and measles‚ and epidemics of bubonic plague may also have erupted. * During the second century C.E. epidemics reduced roman population by about one-quarter‚ to forty-five million. | Theme 2: Development and

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    In the story‚ “The Cast of Amontillado‚” Edgar Allan Poe reveals the dark nature of humans. The entire story revolves around one theme --- humanity is defective. Edgar Allan Poe reaches this goal by portraying two characters‚ Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor‚ who plans and commits the murder‚ illustrates several evil nature of humans. First of all‚ he is extremely malicious. While planning for the revenge‚ he addresses that he “must not only punish but punish with impunity” and “No one harms

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    Common Theme The theme of a hero’s journey is seen through many of our readings‚ especially in The Odyssey and Maus. Odysseus is seen as a strong figure throughout the entire epic poem through many circumstances. One such circumstance is when Odysseus confronts the Cyclops. “But even from there my courage‚ my presence of mind and tactics saved us all” (277). This particular event portrays one of the most difficult trials that Odysseus goes through because he must escape the cave‚ but is unable

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    collodion process couldn’t of achieved . The staged image depicts a young girl dying of tuberculosis and her mourning family; her fiancé‚ mother‚ and sister surrounding her. This quickly became a debatable piece of photography‚ and some felt the theme and subject of death and grief ‚was not suitable for photography. People at the time were use to the idea of photographs as a recorded proof of incidents that took place during a certain time in reality‚ so to a lot of viewers‚ the staged “Fading

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    Charles Dickens uses imagery to help develop themes. This is present in the image of the broken wine cask‚ developing the theme of desperation within the third estate. The theme of the constant threat of revolutionaries is shown in the image of Madame Defarge’s shadow cast over little Lucie Manette. Subsequently the image of the guillotine represents the theme of desensitization to violence within the progression of the revolution. The image of the broken wine cask shows the desperation and hunger within

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    has tragic flaws. Gothic literature also aims to expose the problems found in western society‚ such as alcohol/drug abuse‚ controlling fate‚ classism‚ and ambition. These aspects can all be found in “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ “The Monkey’s Paw”‚ and “The Most Dangerous Game.” “The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story about greed‚ anger‚ and revenge. A man named Montressor vows to seek revenge on Fortunado‚ whom he feels has wronged him. They run into each

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    disruptions create pain‚ anxiety and even terror but also wisdom and awareness.” All people go through a process. A disruption occurs‚ creates an emotion‚ and calls for an action. Once action is done‚ the person gains knowledge. Montresor‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ (rpt. In Thomas R. Arp and Greg Johnson‚ Perrine’s Literature: Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense‚ 10th ed. [Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2009] 617-623) is a character who is altered by the aspect of the human condition. The disruption

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    Edgar Allan Poe Take Home Exam In Poe’s works which involve the theme of confinement‚ there is a main moral that Poe bases these stories off of: we cannot hide from or repress our own fears and emotions. If we do deny ourselves‚ these feelings will eventually catch up with us. We must face these things. In the “The Black Cat‚” and “The Tell Tale Heart‚” Poe tells us of the repercussions of repressed guilt and remorse. In “The Black Cat‚” confinement is used to represent the main character’s state

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