The Cask Of Amontillado Research Paper
Edgar Allan Poe
“I Grasped the poor beast by the throat and deliberately cut one of its eyes out of its sockets.”-The Black Cat. Edgar Allan Poe is an author who wrote poems and stories in the 1800’s. The narrator wanted to solve problems, but he went about it the wrong way so people died and he gets hurt. In Edgar Allan Poe's short stories the theme is think before you act the theme is shown through conflict,plot,and character. In poe’s short story “the tell tale heart” plot shows how think before you act can make a change of events happen. In the story the servant doesn't like the way the master's eye looks so he decides the way he wants to get rid of it is to kill him in his sleep. One quote that tells this is “To think that there I was opening the door little by little and he not ever to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts.” The …show more content…
Character also shows how the people in the story can make mistakes and how think before you act could help them. One quote that tells this is “I passed down a long and winding staircase,requesting him to be cautious as he followed.” this takes place after Fortunato goes down and was walking around in the catacombs. This particular quote shows Fortunato went into the catacombs with a stranger and didn't think twice about what Montresor's intentions were. The other quote that explains what mistake Fortunato made is “you jest,he exclaimed recoiling a few paces,but let us proceed to the Amontillado. When was given the choice to travel to the Amontillado and chose to go with a stranger is when this quote takes place. This shows Fortunato didn't think twice about going down into the catacombs even when given a chance to stay above ground. The character in poe's story shows how the people in them don't use think before you act when in situations where they should be
“I Grasped the poor beast by the throat and deliberately cut one of its eyes out of its sockets.”-The Black Cat. Edgar Allan Poe is an author who wrote poems and stories in the 1800’s. The narrator wanted to solve problems, but he went about it the wrong way so people died and he gets hurt. In Edgar Allan Poe's short stories the theme is think before you act the theme is shown through conflict,plot,and character. In poe’s short story “the tell tale heart” plot shows how think before you act can make a change of events happen. In the story the servant doesn't like the way the master's eye looks so he decides the way he wants to get rid of it is to kill him in his sleep. One quote that tells this is “To think that there I was opening the door little by little and he not ever to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts.” The …show more content…
Character also shows how the people in the story can make mistakes and how think before you act could help them. One quote that tells this is “I passed down a long and winding staircase,requesting him to be cautious as he followed.” this takes place after Fortunato goes down and was walking around in the catacombs. This particular quote shows Fortunato went into the catacombs with a stranger and didn't think twice about what Montresor's intentions were. The other quote that explains what mistake Fortunato made is “you jest,he exclaimed recoiling a few paces,but let us proceed to the Amontillado. When was given the choice to travel to the Amontillado and chose to go with a stranger is when this quote takes place. This shows Fortunato didn't think twice about going down into the catacombs even when given a chance to stay above ground. The character in poe's story shows how the people in them don't use think before you act when in situations where they should be