A Cask Of Amontillado Literary Analysis

In “A Cask of Amontillado,” Poe emphasizes on the desire of revenge in his dark literature tale of a dreadful narrator who seeks to kill a carefree wine expert that Montresor, the narrator, had said wronged him. Gothic literature, like “A Cask of Amontillado,” feature key components to highlight the horrific, exciting aspects of the story. These elements include: foreboding diction, and mysterious atmosphere, and an eerie setting. Initially, Poe begins his story by introducing Montresor, and his “vowed” (3) promise of revenge on Fortunato, the carefree wine expert. This pledge to seek death on Fortunato is the first sign of dark literature at its purest, and with the trepidation of the terminology the reader has no doubt that the