An explosive opening 15 minutes of the game by Mounties ultimately proved to be the difference, in what was a tough-fought 18-16 victory over the North Sydney Bears.…
Yet Montoya quit "Indy" racing to pursue a career in Nascar. His results while in Nascar showed that he wasn't a very skilled driver. In most races he was perposly hitting other cars die to fustration. Also, what driver ran into a jet dryer and nearly blew the truck and their care up again? Yup, your beloved Montoya. Not exactly an example of a good…
First, we will speak about Fortunato’s tragic flaw: His ego. We see throughout the story that Fortunato believes himself to be the best at what he does. Believes himself to be the best wine connoisseur there is. It is due to this flaw that Montresor was able…
Due to the fact that Montresor is crazy he is able to plot a big revenge on Fortunato. Montresor is aware of what he is doing which makes it all the more crazy."I ceased my labors and sat upon the bones(P.4,Li.2-4). This shows that Montresor is crazy because he wants to hear his friend suffer basically crying in his last breathes. It is easy to see that Montresor is not very stable in his own mind.…
from past quarrels. Montresor leads Fortunato into the catacombs, using the cask of amontillado as a…
Montresor baits Fortunato by using his weakness, the love of wine. Another weakness he displays is his ego and Montresor knows this. It doesn 't take much for him to be baited into sampling his supposed newly acquired pipe of amontillado. During the trip in the catacombs Montresor compels him many times to return to the surface because of his cold, but Fortunato being drunk and a fool wants to be the one to sample the amontillado. He fails to understand the foreshadowing that Montresor provides him with the mason 's trowel, even when he asks about the Montresor coat of arms. "A huge human foot d 'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel" (Poe 208). He must not have realized how serious Montresor takes his pride. When he finally has him chained to the wall he is very shocked. His disbelief that his friend lured him to his death leaves him practically speechless. He quickly sobers up and begins to moan and cry, then to pull at the chains trying to escape then in a last ditch effort he begins to scream. Either in hopes that someone would hear him and come to his rescue or upon the realization that he is about to die. He knows that this is no joke, but he gives Montresor a chance at redemption by pretending that it is. Unfortunately whatever insult Fortunato had given, it leads to his demise. In the end all he can do is beg…
Being that Montresor is trying to lure Fortunato into the catacombs to kill him, it would only make sense that Montresor persuade Fortunato that they are going in for a…
Lastly, another medieval woman who shared leadership qualities with other remarkable women of the time was Macrina. It is of special significance to note that Macrina exhibited astounding leadership skills. To illustrate, in a book titled The Role of Women in Early Christianity, the author states the following in reference to Macrina’s influence on her mother: “ And weaning her from all accustomed luxuries, Macrina drew her on to adopt her own standard of humility…” In other words, Macrina convinced her mother to treat people fairly and to renounce any heightened status to live by the same standards as her own maids. The above excerpt is relevant because it reflects on of the many ways in which Macrina’s devotion was able to influence her family.…
An element of symbolism is expressed when the story turns its attention to Fortunato’s and Montresor’s clothes. “He [Fortunato] had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells.” This symbolizes Fortunato’s foolishness in listening to Montresor, and ignoring the growing danger Montresor was leading him into. The symbolism also reveals how Montresor fools Fortunato into venturing deep in the catacombs by getting him drunk. In addition, Montresor uses Fortunato’s…
Opening doors of hopes and dreams for thousands of people, the discovery of the New World rapidly broadened the minute and stubborn perspective of the world people once knew. Promising of wealth, new lives and freedom, many sold their life to servitude for a taste of America. But instead of wealth, they found debt. Instead of a new life, they found death. Instead of freedom, they found the endless cycle of poverty. Although few made gains, many, like Richard Frethorne, were left impoverish and destitute. Frethorne’s letter supported Hofstadter’s adverse views on indentured servitude in three main criteria: the disappointment of the New World, the inescapably torturous life of an indentured servant, and the countless deaths that diffused throughout the journey.…
throughout the story, fortunato insults montresor in various ways. before the tale begins, it is said that fortunato had injured before. this could have been a multitude of things and…
Quadir responded well to the intervention. Quadir continues to make progress towards his goals. Quadir stated, fighting, talking back to adults, using profanity, yelling, and making threats. Quadir stated, getting along better with his mother, yelling at his mom, making threats, and how he respond to anger. Quadir stated, losing privileges, being suspended from school, not being able to do fun things and cell phone being take away. Quadir stated, when n he was hospitalize for making threats of harming self and other. Quadir stated, fighting, lying, make false statements about someone, bulling teasing, and putting someone down. Quadir stated, that he has never caused harm to another person. Quadir stated that when he get angry is because someone…
In Edgar Allen Poe’s, “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor, a man who immolates Fortunato due to the fact that Fortunato had thrown insult upon insult after him, deserves to be punished in a way that he will learn from. Assassinating Montresor will not instruct him on why what he did was wrong. If Montresor were to be executed what would come out of it? Would anyone receive joy from the fact that he is six feet under? No, Montresor’s death would only cause more pain and grievance. Although capital punishment would insure that Montresor would never carry out another crime, it would not be beneficial to anybody and therefore, executing him would be purposeless and in vain.…
It’s ironic that his name is Fortunato because he receives the most unfortunate surprise of all. Fortunato in Italian means lucky, but in this story, it just so happens to mean the exact opposite concluding much irony. His costume he has on for the carnival event makes Fortunato’s death a bit more pitiful. He his described to look something like a clown and is wearing a jingle bell hat on his head. Keep in mind, Fortunato is already drunk when Montresor takes him into the catacombs making his plan to kill him that much easier. Fortunato is now all the more eager to follow, less frightened, somewhat murky, and doesn't exactly get what is happening at first. So despite the fact that the festival is much unexpected for the morbid story to unfold at, it goes very much in Montresor's favor for everyone to be occupied celebrating while he takes care of Fortunato. Allowing Montresor to not get caught while bringing Fortunato to his death because there are no witnesses.…
When Fortunato is drunk beyond consciousness, Montresor begins to quickly stack and place the bricks meant for his tomb, as he shouts for a taste of Amontillado. Once he is buried alive, only bones other than the slight twinkling of bells continue to ring in his tomb; Fortunato chose the opportunity to sample exquisite wine over his very life, the reason for which Montresor found repulsive enough to enact revenge. As if his entire being relied on tasting the wine, he finally received enlightenment on how his priorities should be, according to Montresor, after he has finally passed. The chained bones left in the tomb fifty years ago are not even thorns in Montresor’s conscience, for he knows that Fortunato finally received what he desperately…