Edgar Allen Poe’s the Cask of Amontillado is a well know work that is included in the curriculum of both high school and college level literature classes. In the beginning of the story we learn that a man named Fortunato has at some time in the recent past offended the narrator‚ Montresor‚ although we are never told what the offence was. We can however‚ assume that it had to do directly with Montresor’s family line because‚ he quotes more than once his family’s motto. When used in classrooms today
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how those three words describes Montresor. At the beginning of the story‚ Montresor stated‚ “ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” This quote from the book‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ made me believe that Fortunato insulted Montresor‚ and now he will be vengeful towards him. Another quote from the story that proves that Montresor will seek harm to Fortunato is‚ “ At the length I would be avenged…” Montresor wants
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illustrate‚ Poe uses reputation to either advance the plot of his short stories‚ or to prove a point he is trying to make. For example‚ in his poem The Cask of Amontillado‚ he writes “ "How?" said he. "Amontillado‚ A pipe? Impossible! And in the middle of the carnival!""I have my doubts‚" I replied; "and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. You were not to be found‚ and I was fearful of losing a bargain."
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The short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe is about a psychotic man named Montresor who seeks revenge against Fortunato‚ a man who allegedly committed malice towards him. Poe utilizes verbal irony to establish the story’s events and to create a humorous yet subtle way to show the misfortunes of Fortunato which eventually leads up to his death. For example‚ “Enough‚ he said; the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 241). Fortunato
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In terms of unreliable narrators‚ the two stories are similar. In "The Cask of Amontillado‚" the narrator‚ Montresor‚ seems to be confessing to the murder of Fortunato‚ possibly on his death bed‚ but the reader is never really sure what is real and what has been fabricated by Montresor over the 50 years since the crime happened. In "The Yellow Wallpaper‚" the narrator is also unreliable. We get snippets of her story from a journal she has been keeping that chronicles her descent into madness at
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Although most of your characters were believable in your powerful tale of revenge‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ I found your narrator‚ Montresor to be quite unreliable. Could it be that you did not intend for me to sympathize with Montresor for the insult made by Fortunato‚ but rather to judge him? Frankly‚ I found him to be smug and egotistical‚ while questioning his sanity. He did not convince me that his intentions were honorable to support his family’s motto: “Nemo me impune lacessit‚” or “No one
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Narrative Organizer Part One Directions: First‚ choose a topic. Choose a Topic: Before What happened before the story in “The Cask of Amontillado?” Next‚ complete the graphic organizer by adding details to each section so that you are planning the details for your Narrative Essay. Beginning Middle End Montresor meets Fortaunto at a carnival. Montressor becomes a slave doll for him. He meets up with Fortaunto at a carnival. Fortaunto and Montresor become friends. "youre
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1. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” the setting helps clarify the theme of revenge possibly leading to guilt and regret later in life. Poe uses a lot of irony in his stories with almost every element possible‚ the setting is no different. At the beginning the story takes place during at a carnival in Italy. At the carnival everyone is having fun and celebrating‚ including Fortunato‚ the unfortunate victim of Montresor’s revenge plan. Later on the setting later changes drastically as
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him -The only way you can kill a hero is by treachery In his last words‚ he says that he has -he gives a justification of his life and sum up what his position is -he is saying I HAVE FULFILLED MY DUTIES (MUCH LIKE BEOWULF IT DOESN’T QUITE WORK OUT LIKE HE HAS SAID IT WILL) -HE IS MORE LAW-ABIDING THAN GRETTIR -HE WAS MORE IN-TUNE AND APART OF SOCIETY THAN GRETTIR -HE’S MORE LIKE BEOWULF (GRETTIR IS THE OUTLIER) -HE GOES A LOT OF GOOD THINGS‚ BUT HE DID COMMIT BAD DEEDS HE BETRAYED
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The both stories were about revenge. The short story of “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato for insulting continuously. One evening during a carnival Montresor lured Fortunato to his wine vault that he named Amontillado. With great excitement and love for wine Fortunato followed Montresor to his house. As they both got into the vaults‚ Montresor chained Fortunato and began to fill the place with stones. When he got to his last stone Fortunato ask Montresor to stop joking
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