according to him‚ "the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could" (Poe 75). One of the major factors in telling this story is the setting. The story is set primarily in the Montresor family catacombs‚ which provides the dark setting‚ filled with human remains‚ and this reflects where Montresor commits his crime‚ where no one will expect. Furthermore‚ the narration also helps in telling the story. It is first person point of view‚ so the story is heard entirely from him. Readers will
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at the hand of the evil Montresor who had borne "The thousand injuries of Fortunato" (Poe 206). But Fortunato had finally gone too far by insulting him. Montresor is unwavering in his pursuit to get revenge on Fortunato. His evil is powered by his pride and his time honoured family motto. The grandmother fears her impending death and is not prepared for
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In the story Montresor described us as cold and calculating person‚ not the least externalize their feelings toward Fortunato‚ but awaits his chance. Knows very well what is your biggest flaw and exploits it to the fullest. Choose the right time for this: the Carnival. Looking at the description of Monstresor‚ Fortunato described as easy prey. Tells us that he drunk enough and was wearing a clown. Its appearance is quite comical almost ridiculous. He knows that Fortunato will not resist to an
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main character named Montresor is set out for revenge. Montresor’s only concern is to get revenge on the man who has wronged him named Fortuanto. Montresor never states why Fortunato deserves to be punished. The only statement Montresor makes is that Fortunato “causes him a thousand injuries” until “venturing upon insult.” (Poe‚ Online) Montresor plans to take out his revenge by burying Fortunato alive. Montresor carries out each detail while he smiles at his victim. Montresor doesn’t smile at the
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“The Tell-Tale Heart”‚ Poe utilizes irony to amplify the horror and tension in “The Cask of Amontillado”. In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ a murderer‚ Montresor‚ plans a clever revenge scheme using many small parts to bring the plan together. Montresor’s plan is to make the person he is avenging to feel guilt and die in pain‚ but in the end‚ Montresor is the man feeling guilty and living a life of pain. In both those stories‚ Poe uses irony against the protagonist‚ making them lose their mental
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the prince who abandoned them. When Fortunato betrays Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ death follows shortly after. In the end of the stories the characters come full circle with fate‚ whether it fortune or misfortune. In the story "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ Edgar Allen Poe tells the story of Montresor and Fortunato. This story has a much lighter mood to it‚ but from the beginning there is some tension between Fortunato and Montresor. The story its self has a Vargas 2 rushed tone and you
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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
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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 had borne as I best could"(75). Montresor has never told us exactly what Fortunato had done to him to make him so
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gothic fiction is being told in first person point of view by Montresor‚ however‚ his name not revealed until the end of the story. The setting is in Italy during the carnival season. Montresor begins the story by discussing that Fortunato insulted him multiple times and that he seeks revenge on him. He decides to revenge him by using Fortunato’s weakness for good wine to lure him to his death. While in the midst of the carnival season‚ Montresor approaches‚ a drunken Fortunato in a jester costume with
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“The Cask of Amontillado” is quite an abusive story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story starts off when Fortunato‚ the antagonist‚ insults Montresor‚ the villain protagonist. Montresor plots for revenge against Fortunato in harsh ways. In order to succeed‚ he has to maintain characteristics of being deft‚ cautious‚ and hard-hearted. Montresor shows his slickness when he first greets Fortunato with compliments like “you are luckily met” and “How remarkably well you are looking today” (p.374). Later
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