The Cask Of Amontillado Essay Questions
Cask Of Amontillado Questions
1) There are many underlying meanings to the title of this story “The Cask Of Amontillado” By Edgar Allan Poe. First off, Amontillado is an alcoholic beverage, closely related with Sherry, and in the way it is treated by the characters, it is obviously a beverage that is either rare or very delectable. In the story, Montresor mentions he has “a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (p 133) In the context pipe is used in, it has been used to mean cask, which is a barrel of sorts that is used to hold alcohol, and to age it. It can also be tied into the fact that while Fortunato goes looking for a cask of Amontillado, he finds a casket of death, the casket, or coffin literally being the walls of bone. As mentioned, Amontillado, the drink means something different to each character. To Fortunato, it is very valuable, and when he finds it, it will make him happy. …show more content…
One of these is evident at the start. As soon as the narrator, Montresor speaks his first line, it is obvious that he is fed up with his friend, Fortunato. He later on goes to say that he never gave Fortunato even a clue that he is mad at him. This shows that he has decided now is the time to strike, and once he has committed, by leading Fortunato down into the catacombs, he can really not go back, seeing as his lie would fall apart, and Fortunato would realize there is no Amontillado. When Fortunato states that a cold will not kill him, and Montresor responds with “True”, it gives readers an inkling that there is a more devious plan in the making. He also orders his servants to all leave the house, seeing as he will be passing through his apartment on the way to the catacombs. This implies that he doesn’t want them seeing him for some reason, and as the story progresses you figure out that it is because he does not want to be traced back to the disappearance of
1) There are many underlying meanings to the title of this story “The Cask Of Amontillado” By Edgar Allan Poe. First off, Amontillado is an alcoholic beverage, closely related with Sherry, and in the way it is treated by the characters, it is obviously a beverage that is either rare or very delectable. In the story, Montresor mentions he has “a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (p 133) In the context pipe is used in, it has been used to mean cask, which is a barrel of sorts that is used to hold alcohol, and to age it. It can also be tied into the fact that while Fortunato goes looking for a cask of Amontillado, he finds a casket of death, the casket, or coffin literally being the walls of bone. As mentioned, Amontillado, the drink means something different to each character. To Fortunato, it is very valuable, and when he finds it, it will make him happy. …show more content…
One of these is evident at the start. As soon as the narrator, Montresor speaks his first line, it is obvious that he is fed up with his friend, Fortunato. He later on goes to say that he never gave Fortunato even a clue that he is mad at him. This shows that he has decided now is the time to strike, and once he has committed, by leading Fortunato down into the catacombs, he can really not go back, seeing as his lie would fall apart, and Fortunato would realize there is no Amontillado. When Fortunato states that a cold will not kill him, and Montresor responds with “True”, it gives readers an inkling that there is a more devious plan in the making. He also orders his servants to all leave the house, seeing as he will be passing through his apartment on the way to the catacombs. This implies that he doesn’t want them seeing him for some reason, and as the story progresses you figure out that it is because he does not want to be traced back to the disappearance of