Poe's The Cask of Amontillado: Themes
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ Curitiba, 8 de outubro de 1996 Curso: Letras -
Inglês / Noturno Disciplina: Literatura Norte Americana I Aluno: Anderson José
Nogueira
TASK: To write a summary theme of Poe's "The Cask Of
Amontillado"
One of the main themes of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of
Amontillado is revenge. In this summary theme I intend to demonstrate how
dramatic irony is used all along the short story as a way of reminding us the
true intentions of the character who vowed revenge.
Firstly I will make a brief summary of the short story: the
story is supposed to happen more than a hundred years ago ( it was first
published in 1846 ) during Italian Carnival festivities. The main character, a
man called Montressor, feels terribly ofended, even insulted by a friend named
Fortunato, and firmly decides to take this friend's life. In order to achieve
his aim, Montressor elaborates a plan which consists basically
of two steps:
first, to take Fortunato to the catacombs of the Montressors, and second, to
arrest Fortunato down there forever.
Irony first appears in Fortunato's name, once we are made aware,
in the second paragraph, that he is going to be killed, but it ( the irony )
continues present during all the short story as something to call our attention
to what is really happening.
In the second paragraph Montressor states that in spite of his
decision of killing Fortunato, he continued smiling in his face ( Fortunato's ),
but he adds: "...and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of
his immolation." So, when they meet each other they behaved as always, but now
Montressor's smile had another meaning for himself.
Certain evening, " during the supreme madness of carnival
season...", Montressor meets his "friend" Fortunato and Montressor is very kind,
even affectionate towards him. He greets Fortunato... "My dear Fortunato, you
are luckly met..." . The reader that knows Montressor's real... [continues]
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ Curitiba, 8 de outubro de 1996 Curso: Letras -
Inglês / Noturno Disciplina: Literatura Norte Americana I Aluno: Anderson José
Nogueira
TASK: To write a summary theme of Poe's "The Cask Of
Amontillado"
One of the main themes of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of
Amontillado is revenge. In this summary theme I intend to demonstrate how
dramatic irony is used all along the short story as a way of reminding us the
true intentions of the character who vowed revenge.
Firstly I will make a brief summary of the short story: the
story is supposed to happen more than a hundred years ago ( it was first
published in 1846 ) during Italian Carnival festivities. The main character, a
man called Montressor, feels terribly ofended, even insulted by a friend named
Fortunato, and firmly decides to take this friend's life. In order to achieve
his aim, Montressor elaborates a plan which consists basically
of two steps:
first, to take Fortunato to the catacombs of the Montressors, and second, to
arrest Fortunato down there forever.
Irony first appears in Fortunato's name, once we are made aware,
in the second paragraph, that he is going to be killed, but it ( the irony )
continues present during all the short story as something to call our attention
to what is really happening.
In the second paragraph Montressor states that in spite of his
decision of killing Fortunato, he continued smiling in his face ( Fortunato's ),
but he adds: "...and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of
his immolation." So, when they meet each other they behaved as always, but now
Montressor's smile had another meaning for himself.
Certain evening, " during the supreme madness of carnival
season...", Montressor meets his "friend" Fortunato and Montressor is very kind,
even affectionate towards him. He greets Fortunato... "My dear Fortunato, you
are luckly met..." . The reader that knows Montressor's real... [continues]
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