Susanna Rowson does a great job of depicting the innocence and ignorance of a young woman in Charlotte Temple. Although, she does a greater job of showing the tactics people will use to achieve what they have set their mind to. The title of this work leads you to believe it will be about a character named Charlotte. While it is about her, I understand the story to be more about two other characters, Montreville, a lieutenant in the army, and Mademoiselle LaRue, a teacher at the school Charlotte attends. Though Charlotte maintains a strong role throughout the work, Rowson states in her preface, " but conscious that I wrote with a mind anxious for the happiness of that sex whose morals and conduct have so powerful an influence on mankind in general " (Rowson 1362). With this statement Rowson, I believe, is implying that she will venture to disclose the extent people will go to in order to gain what they desire. Montreville and Mademoiselle LaRue, time and time again during the novel, are doing all they can to manipulate Charlotte into doing what they want of her. This is why I believe Charlotte not to be the main character of this story, but simply a "puppet".…
Montresor actions are similar to a terrorist and murderer. In the article “The Futility of Vengeance”, the author states, “[..] At its most extreme, the desire for vengeance fuels murder and terrorism”(Murphy 2). This quote can relate to Montresor because Montresor planned out his actions and let the dust settle, like other murderers and terrorists. Another big point in the story that Montresor relates to is the idea that most people seek revenge when their honor or their family’s name has been insulted. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” Poe states,” The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge”(Poe 61). This quotes shows that Montresor feels like Fortunato insulted him, and that is why he seeks…
Firstly, Clarisse seventeen years old girl, Montag is introduced to in the novel bring several changes in his life. She teaches him how to love and express his thoughts. In the beginning he doesn’t think much to care about anything, but Clarisse teaches him love nature. He never even thinks let alone expressing his thoughts, But Clarisse changes him to look differently and to express them to change him to be a better person. “It’s just I love to watch people too much… Sometimes I ride the subway all day and look at them and listen to them.”…
Last Montresor was completely heartless. He didn’t change his mind once when he heard the begging of Fortunato to let him go. There was a brief hesitation but with all the evil lurking in his heart it wouldn’t change his actions. Montresor says, “A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.” This quote means that Montresor was determined to correct the wrong that Fortunato had did to him and what the never ending cycle of betrayal can turn into until the situation is resolved or one of them is dead .Who knew a little insult could make someone as heartless to kill.…
Montresor, the main protagonist, appears as a dangerous and brutal psychopath “I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will” and “he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.” (Poe 144). As time is passing by in the story, Montresor reveals how obsessive and insecure he is. Montresor decides to get revenge and kill Fortunato just for a mere insult, and only because of his weak and unconfident personality. The insult and the other thousand injures mention before could have been just part of Montresor’s insecure nature. Furthermore, Fortunato does not expect that Montresor is seeking revenge or sees him as a threat. Besides, Montresor plays a great role of a caring friend until the end of the story. Montresor even refers to Fortunato in several occasions as his friends or “My poor friend ” (Poe 147) making Fortunato doubts of…
• John dismisses her desire to write as “a nervous weakness…sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies” (Gilman 442)…
the narrator reflects on why she too would like to have a wife after a visit with a recently…
I heard the murmur of their voices as I crossed the hall; the newly wedded couple had just sat down for dinner together, they had arrived only an hour ago. I entered the room to see Rebecca, her dark ash-brown hair, flowing like silk as it trailed down behind her dainty, gentle shoulders. I just couldn’t help to think, what kind of woman she was. I set down the plates, not speaking a word to either Sir or the new Madam; I was not in a position to talk to either of them, as that was not my responsibility. Madame, was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She seemed so comfortable being herself. She was so lovely, so accomplished, so amusing. This was my first meeting with her, and already I was in awe of her. She had the perfect breeding to be Sir’s wife, she was incredibly beautiful and as time went I on, I realised she had the brains and confidence to outwit anyone. She was entirely different to the second Mrs De Winter.…
i. The speaker in "To His Coy Mistress" seems like a respectful man, who is articulate, this is important because it is his main strength which he uses to lure her to him.…
The first thing I realized about Montresor was his vengefulness, or his desire to harm. At the opening we read that Montresor has vowed revenge against Fortunato. The story opens with “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe, 1). It is there we see the animosity Montresor had toward Fortunato. In the beginning Montressor also said “I must not only punish but punish with impunity” (Poe, 1). That too revealed the resentment he had towards his friend.…
“Her astonishment […] that he should have been in love with her so many months! So much love as to wish to marry her in spite of all objections, which had made him prevent his friend’s marring her sister […] But his pride, his abominable pride. “ (151)…
i. In the beginning of the story, Montag is easily influenced by people close to him, causing an internal conflict between the desire to be normal and the desire to be true to himself.…
This mindset of undying loyalty embedded into Montresor by his family is similar to the loyalty created in a soldier of the military. It does not matter who they were before they entered into the armed forces; all they are known as now is a…
Montresor's motivation behind the murder is briefly mentioned in the first sentence, where he begins, "THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge"…
The character of Montresor in, “The Cask of Amontillado” is one who can only be defined with words along the lines of evil, or wicked. He vows to avenge the bold and childish Fortunato, whom Montresor swears did him wrong. Montresor could be described with many bold words, one being guilty. Though he is guilty, he is determined not to get caught. For instance, Montresor declares, “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity” (Poe, 1). Essentially, he is saying he will seek revenge on Fortunato, but he will get away with the vicious crime. Another obvious character trait for the devious Montresor, is dishonest. He claims to have obtained a cask of Amontillado, when the reader can tell through situational irony this is not true. He claims, “...I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, but I have my doubts” (Poe 1). Fortunato unknowingly follows the fiend, and in theory, seals his own fate. Montresor is also quite sneaky. He slyly gets Fortunato into a small inlet in his wine cellar-- also a home for skeletal remains. He hastily chains him up before the poor Fortunato can even realize what’s happening. Explaining the situation, Montresor says, “...finding his progress arrested by the rock, stood stupidly bewildered...a moment more and i fettered him to the granite” (Poe 4). Lastly, Montresor is just plain mysterious. Readers never know exactly why he decided to go after Fortunato, but it is hinted he offended the killer in some way. When asked about his coat of arms, Montresor blatantly states, “A human foot...the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel” (Poe 3). The motto underneath is “nemo me impune lacessit” (Poe 3). To conclude, Montresor plays not only a degrading character, but one of many…