Gualtieri 1 The story tells the murder that is committed by a man named Montresor‚ who wanted revenge on Fortunato‚ a man who had insulted him several times and would not withstand another insult anymore. The narrator begins by telling us that Fortunato has hurt him; even worse‚ Fortunato has insulted him. The narrator must get revenge. The narrator mentions he’s found a barrel of a rare brandy called Amontillado‚ and in a very suspicious and intelligent attracts his victim‚ taking it more
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Fate is full of irony‚ what you dish out will come back to you. This slogan has never rung truer than in the ironic tale of the Cask Of Amontillado. Presumably taking place in the Italian countryside this story follows the protagonist‚ Montresor‚ in his quest to reap revenge on the antagonist‚ Fortunato‚ for an insult in the past. Ultimately culminating in Fortunato being buried alive this story is a textbook example of revenge. Edgar Allen Poe’s dark tale revolves around themes of betrayal‚ pride
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but they are celebrating the festivities of Carnival. A guy named Fortunato has offended Montresor‚ the protagonist‚ and he takes the “night and drunkenness” of the “Carnival” to take Fortunato to his palace by a lie in order to get revenge. “Supreme madness” it related to the evil thoughts that Montresor may have in his own head. “Carnival” is the one of the setting the author used to illustrate how Montresor believed it would be a good place to get revenge and to show the desire of execute Fortunato
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else. This type of irony can be recognized in the statements that the characters‚ Fortunato and Montresor‚ say to one another. The name of the character‚ Fortunato holds dramatic irony within itself. The name Fortunato resembles the word fortunate. In this story‚ the character Fortunato is anything but fortunate. At the beginning‚ Fortunato believes that he is fortunate to have a friend‚ Montresor‚ who believes to have found a pipe of Amontillado. However‚ in the end Fortunato learns that he
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What kind of person is Montresor? List and explain at least three traits. Cruel and psychopathic‚ he enjoys killing. He confesses to his crimes throughout the story. What kind of person is Fortunato? List and explain at least three traits. Fortunato is a naive‚ greedy drunkard‚ he is shown throughout the story to be addicted to wine‚ keeps the Amontillado from Luchesi‚ and blindly trusts Montresor. Does Montresor specifically say what Fortunato did to insult him? What does this say about the
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Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" Montresor was a victim of being made fun of. During the story Montresor gets Fortunato to follow him all the way down the to catacombs. Once they arrive at their destination Montresor will get his final revenge taken out. Montresor accomplishes a big revenge because he is a good planner‚ angry‚ and a bit crazy. Montresor is a very good planner which ultimately makes it easier to kill his friend. Before murdering Fortunato‚ Montresor finds a very big flaw in his friend
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story. It is about two friends Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor is an evil man while Fortunato is “rich‚ respected‚ admired‚ and beloved” (534). Montresor wants to kill Fortunato because Fortunato insulted him. To fully understand this story‚ one of the most important strategies is psychological so one can get inside the characters’ minds and know why Montresor is faking the whole friendship with Fortunato to take advantage of him and torture him to death. Montresor wants to seek revenge on Fortunato
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stories with characters like Montresor very often in these stories there is really no winner‚ no good guy‚ no triumph over evil as we see in so many stories today. People love when the unrealistic good forces conquer evil but this is almost the opposite of Poe’s stories where more often than not the leading forces are that of evil. This is prominent in the story of The cask of Amontillado where the reoccurring theme is revenge and deceit relying mostly on the character Montresor. As hard as it is to admit
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LIT2000 Research Essay 1 Fortunes Irony In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ the story entails a cynical theme of cold calculated revenge. This becomes evident after the first couple lines where the narrator‚ identified as Montresor‚ states the story’s conflict as “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge” (Poe). From the beginning‚ the narrator tells in first person of his deep hatred for the victim Fortunato
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of mind. Subtle indications are strewn throughout the story that suggest otherwise. Though Montresor intended to cleanse his honor of Fortunato’s insults‚ it may very well be that he only succeeded in creating‚ for himself‚ a guilty conscience‚ forever depriving himself of the sweetness of revenge. "The Cask of Amontillado" is told in the first person by Montresor. In the opinion of John Gruesser‚ Montresor who " lies on his deathbed‚ confessing his crime to an old friend‚ the You’ of the story’s
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