Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato. He gets revenge on the night of a carnival when Fortunato is drunk. Montresor leads Fortunato into the catacombs by saying there is a good wine in there and Fortunato follows him because he is a wine connoisseur. Montresor leads him into the family crypt when he traps Fortunato. Fortunato dies from the mold whilst Montresor is building a wall to keep him hidden. Montresor finishes the wall and then leaves. Montresor accomplishes his goal
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Amontillado" and "The Black Cat" both lead characters love for man’s inhumanity to man and animals through horrific murders. In "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ Montresor is the narrator. He begins by describing very cryptically how he was wronged‚ "The thousands of injuries of Fortunato he has borne as he best could; but when he ventures upon insult‚ Montresor vows revenge" (Poe 528). As the story unfolds‚ Montresor’s idea of “perfect revenge" is characteristically precise and logical in detail as to how he
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Throughout the story‚ readers become aware that Montresor is not a reliable narrator and that he has a tendency to hold grudges and exaggerate terribly‚ as he refers to the "thousand injuries" that he has "suffered at the hands of Fortunato." When Fortunato insulted Montresor‚ he could stand no more‚ and vowed revenge. Behind the darkness of Poe ’s writings lie hidden messages that link to his life and his views of the world around him. Montresor‚ the main character‚ is Poe in disguise and Poe
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The two opposing personalities‚ Montresor and Fortunato‚ could not find self fulfillment in their lives‚ letting self-fulfillment be their greatest hamartia.. In order for Montresor to find meaning in his life‚ he had to kill Fortunato. In contrast‚ Fortunato had everything a man could ask for: respect‚ riches and connoisseurship in wine. However‚ he still was not satisfied and sought to gain even more respect and pride putting down people such as Lucresi and Montresor. He continually said "Luchesi
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Montresor’s‚ the narrator’s‚ character. For example‚ when Montresor had described how Fortunato had inflicted him with “[a] thousand injuries” and “ventured upon insult”‚ “[Montresor] vowed revenge” (1). This is the moment when the reader first experiences his unreliability as a narrator. Montresor had never specified the copious wounds that he had supposedly suffered from Fortunato and the severity of his offense. Furthermore‚ when Montresor had voiced out that Fortunato had ventured‚ in order words
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The Casket of Fortunato There are a variety of paths to choose from‚ and an abundance of themes to contemplate‚ when constructing an analysis of Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” Certainly‚ one of the main themes of the story is revenge‚ though there are also themes of mortality‚ betrayal‚ and pride‚ to name just a few. However‚ no reader can ignore the many nuances‚ clever word play and ironic wit that permeate this gothic tale of horror. Indeed‚ it is Poe’s masterful use of irony that provides
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the part where Montresor is relating to the incidents from 50 years ago when he got his revenge against Fortunato. The rising action occurs whenever Montresor lures Fortunato away from the carnival and tricks him to go into the catacombs. The climax occurs whenever Montresor mentions Luchesi‚ and Fortunato calls him an ignoramus. Then‚ Montresor chains Fortunato up in the darkest depths of the catacombs. The falling action occurs whenever Montresor is blocking Fortunato
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must be questioned. Montresor‚ the narrator of “The Cask of Amontillado‚” feels justified in murdering Fortunato‚ and does not recognize the irrationality of his actions. Similarly‚ the narrators of “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat” begin their tales by insisting upon their own sanity before recounting events which are anything but sane. Each of these narrators‚ for one reason or
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don’t really know if Fortunato has really insulted Montresor‚ the narrator‚ or if Montresor is just an unreasonable‚ cold-blooded murderer. In contrast‚
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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 is wealthy and of an upper social class. From the very first paragraph‚ where Montresor vowed revenge‚ it is apparent that his character would not be
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