This article describes the emotional aspects of Montresor, the protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” While Montresor seems uncaring and without emotion as he is murdering Fortunato for the insults against his family, Montresor is not as ruthless as he seems. He shows care and concern for his victim in that he gives Fortunato numerous chances to escape his fate by suggesting they head back on account of Fortunato’s cough. He also calls Fortunato my friend and good friend six times as the article points out. In the end, Montresor does…
In the short story “The Interlopers” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, the rising action gives you a good mental picture of the mood. When the reader reads the line of text from “The Interlopers” that says, “All around them lay a thick-strewn wreckage of splintered branches and broken twigs.” you can picture in your mind the two men with broken branches and twigs lying around them. Also, in “The Cask of Amontillado”, one line from the rising action is “We passed by walls of piled bones, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recess of the catacombs.” In this sentence, you get a good description of what the catacombs looked like.…
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Directions: Using complete sentences, answer the following questions about the themes in "The Cask of Amontillado":…
In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Edgar Allan Poe uses irony to develop the central idea of revenge. He uses irony in naming the character of Fortunato. Fortunato’s name means “fortune”. He is a man of wealth who is being blindly led to his death by Montresor in search of justifiable revenge. Poe also uses irony in the dialogue, “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking today”. Montresor is pleased to see him. Although Fortunato looks good now, he will be dead by the end of the story when Montresor puts his plan into action. Later, Montresor is concerned about his coughing. Montresor said, “We will go back. Your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved..”. Montresor tells him to go back because…
“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon, I vowed revenge.” Montresor has felt that he has been insulted by Fortunato and he seeks revenge upon him. Since Montresor is seeking revenge Fortunato has to watch out, but that may be hard because throughout the story Fortunato is gullible, full of pride, and is an alcoholic.…
While reading this story, you can tell that Poe utilizes a lot of Irony with all of his characters. Fortunato (the main character) but at the end of the story, he is killed by Montresor. “No answer still. I thrust a torch through the remaining aperture and let it fall within. There came forth in reply only a jingling of the bells. My heart grew sick—on account of the dampness of the catacombs. I hastened to make an end of my labor. I forced the last…
Edgar Allen Poe's dark and gloomy mood lives on in his book "The Cask of Amontillado," which is the story of a revenge seeking companion. Fortunato offended Montresor bad enough to make him crave revenge. Montresor's persuasive and cunning way with words helps him lead Fortunato deep into the catacombs, where Montresor shackles Fortunato to the wall before sealing in him and his fate. If Montresor wasn't so thorough in his crime or his revenge as he calls it, then it wouldn't be possible that he was still innocent after fifty years. Being persuasive, cunning and thorough in life are extremely good characteristics because you can get things done quickly and efficiently, but Montresor uses these traits to trick Fortunato in the most cruel and heartless way.…
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story about the narrator, Montressor, trying to get revenge for an unknown reason towards a man named Fortunado. Irony is used throughout the story to support the idea of Montressor’s revenge on Fortunado. Poe uses dramatic irony for Montressor’s revenge because the readers know how he is trying to get revenge, but Fortunado does not. “The cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 60). This is another ironic event because Fortunado is telling himself he should not die from a cough, but later on, he is killed by the narrator, Montressor. Also, the name “Fortunado” is an ironic name because it means “fortunate”…
in edgar allan poe's short story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, a man named fortunato is murdered in a most unpleasant way by his assumed friend, Montresor. these events are being recounted by montresor half of a century after the fact to an unknown person and for an unknown reason. he tells the whole story of how he led fortunato into his vaults and then sealed him inside one of the walls in a crypt. although it seems like montressor is confessing to his past crime, it may be true that he is boasting about a deed that he still wholeheartedly believes he committed rightly.…
The symbolism of this story describes what this story is about, Montresor killing Fortunato. At the time that Montresor is telling the story, he is on his deathbed confessing a terrible sin that he has done. He seems to have some regrets because he hesitates for a moment. When Montresor tries to call…
In “The Cask Of Amontillado” there are several themes shown throughout the short story. There are only two main characters in the story, and each shows their way of betrayal. The entire story is based on betrayal, and lies. Fortunado is betrayed by Monresor, who in the end, kills this intoxicated man. Montresor was supposedly betrayed by Fortunado, a story of which we are never told. Finally, we as the reader are betrayed by the narrator, because we are given so few details and logic to back up the story. Fortunado, Montresor, and the reader are betrayed throughout the short story, “The Cask Of Amontillado”.…
Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories contain a wide variety of irony, motifs, and symbolism. The unity of these elements within many of his tales creates specific moods in and throughout his works. One story in particular, The Cask of Amontillado not only displays Poe’s exquisite attention to detail and mastery of literary unity, but it clearly portrays his expertise in the use of irony within this story. The most evident use of irony is through the character’s name Fortunato. The name plainly means fortunate however, the very unfortunate fate of this character is obviously found out as the story unfolds.…
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe I was at the carnival when i met up with my friend Montresor. I was actually quite drunk at the time whenever I got some exciting news that made me euphoric. He had bought a pipe of amontillado. Amontillado is a vintage wine and is very rare. A few years back I had last tasted the very valuable wine.…
I really don’t know what has become of me. I am very different now compared to then. He made me different. I used to be a very kind gentleman. I was little when I met him. He seemed kind at first. He seemed a lot like me. Little did I know he was going to change my life forever. My name is Montressor my last name is anyway. You don’t need to know my first name, but what you do need to know is that no one attacks me with impunity.…