The Cask Of Amontillado
Nick Groft
English P.3
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story that is exhilarating and keeps you as the reader on the edge of your seat. As a carnival is going on, Montresor is plotting revenge against the man who insulted him for the last time named Fortunato. During the middle of the carnival, Montresor takes the drunken Fortunato to the catacombs and little does Fortunato know what is going to happen. Fortunato is literally walking to his death and he has no idea except for Montresor. Edgar Allen Poe does a great job creating suspenseful moods and uses specific sensory details and creates well thought out dialogs to make a mood that is horrifying and dark.
In the first paragraph of the story, Poe creates a revengeful and angry mood as he has Montresor talk about his anger towards Fortunato. He states that Fortunato has insulted him throughout their acquaintance of knowing each other. “…when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” This quote comes from the first sentence in the paragraph and really sets off the mood of the story to show the anger towards Fortunato. “I must not only punish but punish with impunity.” This quote adds to the fuming mood when talking about how Montresor is going to kill Fortunato without physically harming him. “It is equally undressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who done the wrong.” In this part of the paragraph Poe begins to create a little bit of a more darkish mood but still holds a lot of anger. This quote means Montresor must not feel anguish and regret when he has done his plan to avenge himself as Fortunato will feel as he slowly begins to suffer. Montresor’s angry and revengeful mood is proven thought the story because of this opening paragraph and these specific quotes.
Throughout the story, Poe uses dialogue as a means of moving the action forward and practicing a gut-wrenching and chilling mood. For example, to make the dramatic irony be used to the best point, Poe created a dark setting
English P.3
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story that is exhilarating and keeps you as the reader on the edge of your seat. As a carnival is going on, Montresor is plotting revenge against the man who insulted him for the last time named Fortunato. During the middle of the carnival, Montresor takes the drunken Fortunato to the catacombs and little does Fortunato know what is going to happen. Fortunato is literally walking to his death and he has no idea except for Montresor. Edgar Allen Poe does a great job creating suspenseful moods and uses specific sensory details and creates well thought out dialogs to make a mood that is horrifying and dark.
In the first paragraph of the story, Poe creates a revengeful and angry mood as he has Montresor talk about his anger towards Fortunato. He states that Fortunato has insulted him throughout their acquaintance of knowing each other. “…when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” This quote comes from the first sentence in the paragraph and really sets off the mood of the story to show the anger towards Fortunato. “I must not only punish but punish with impunity.” This quote adds to the fuming mood when talking about how Montresor is going to kill Fortunato without physically harming him. “It is equally undressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who done the wrong.” In this part of the paragraph Poe begins to create a little bit of a more darkish mood but still holds a lot of anger. This quote means Montresor must not feel anguish and regret when he has done his plan to avenge himself as Fortunato will feel as he slowly begins to suffer. Montresor’s angry and revengeful mood is proven thought the story because of this opening paragraph and these specific quotes.
Throughout the story, Poe uses dialogue as a means of moving the action forward and practicing a gut-wrenching and chilling mood. For example, to make the dramatic irony be used to the best point, Poe created a dark setting