Edgar Allen Poe was a master of the horror genre and The Cask of Amontillado was no exception. This was the story of what may have been a perfect crime. Narrating events that took place fifty years before‚ Montresor‚ a wealthy Frenchman‚ began the tale by explaining that Fortunato‚ a fellow wine connoisseur‚ after a series of unknown events insulted him. Although Montresor never states what this insult was‚ he was angry enough about it to premeditate Fortunato’s murder. Montresor’s true goal lay
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Kaela MacLaren Alan Harrington English 192B February 4th 2013 The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe Montressor is a psychopath. Montressor’s rage and hunt for revenge is evident from the beginning when he says‚ “the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge” (101). Although we never knew what true insult had offended Montressor to the point of plotting revenge; but we do know he wasn’t happy about it. He says he “must
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has believed that he came across Amontillado. Fortunato shows anxiously on conforming if the wine is truly Amontillado. Montresor tells Fortunato that if he is too busy‚ he will ask Luchesi to taste it. Fortunato claims that Luchesi could not tell Amontillado from other wines and insists that they go to Montresor’s vaults. Montresor told his servants he will not return till
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Sean Irvin English 102-1AC College Composition II Prof. Ronald Strothers May 14‚ 2001 Essay 1 I think that "The Cask Of Amontillado" is believable because it seems like Montresor is fed up with Fortunato. Poe also leads us to believe that Fortunato is foolish enough to follow Montresor into the dark catacombs to get to the amontillado that he is an expert on. The story is a dark tale of a presumably insane man who suffers from‚ according to him‚ "the thousand injuries of Fortunato I
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Chapter 2‚ Narration and Point of View • “Cask of Amontillado” 1) What can the reader infer about Montresor’s social position and character from hints in the text? What evidence does the text provide that Montresor is an unreliable narrator? Montresor indulges in large quantities of Italian Vintages‚ resides with attendants in large suites with archways which lead into vaults which are extensive. The Montresor’s have their own family arms and motto. These are all indications that Montresor
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Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "The Cask of Amontillado" is the story of a man named Montresor who decides to seek revenge against a man named Fortunato who has insulted him. He meets Fortunato at a carnival‚ lures him into the catacombs of his home‚ and buries him alive. Edgar Allen Poe creates a dark and foreboding mood in his story "The Cask of Amontillado" through the use of vivid imagery‚ dark setting‚ and a revengeful tone. Throughout the short story‚ Poe uses powerful descriptions to show
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The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allan Poe 1)How cohesive and organized is his writing? Edgar Allan Poe writes with a unique grotesque inventive style. Poe also includes a superb plot construction which hooks the reader at the very start because he sets up a situation which the fills the reader with anticipation to see what develops. In the first line of the story The Cask Of Amontillado(1846)‚ he says‚ "...but when he ventured
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brilliant piece of literature that is considered to be one of the most well known dark romanticism works ever. In particular‚ this poem demonstrates these dark romanticism traits‚ negative emotions‚ gothic elements‚ religious battles‚ and negative imagery. To begin‚ “The Raven” is a poem about a man and a bird. First‚ the man attempts to forget reminiscing his love that has left him behind. He continues to read books to take his mind off the pain. Slowly falling asleep‚ he hears something at
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"The Cask of Amontillado"‚ the narrator‚ Montresor‚ tricks a man named Fortunato to his death. He claims that Fortunato had wronged him several times in the past but does not say exactly how or why‚ just that he seeks revenge. Being the narrator‚ Montersor admits to pretending to befriend Fortunato even though he resents him. Using his love of wine against him‚ Montresor tricks an intoxicated Fortunato into following him down into his personal vaults to taste a wine named Amontillado. He then proceeds
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“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe is a short story that is both creepy while also being somewhat amusing. Poe uses many literary devices to convey his story in the best possible way. The most prominent element in his short story is tone‚ which is a significant part of any piece of literature. Poe is known to have a sinister‚ creepy tone in many of his works and “The Cask of Amontillado” is no exception. Edgar Allen Poe uses imagery‚ point of view‚ and characterization in his short story
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