Cast of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allan Poe shares a story about insults and revenge in action. Montresor is the protagonist who holds a grudge against the antagonist‚ Fortunato. The first sentence sets the stage for the murder of Fortunato. “The thousands injuries of Fortunate I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe‚ p. 108). It does not say what the “injuries” Montresor is referring to are‚ but in his book they were enough to murder Fortunato. The narrator is
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short story‚ Montresor‚ is trying to get revenge on Fortunato‚ for some unthinkable action. In order for the murder to happen‚ Montresor needed a perfect plan. On page five‚ Montresor starts to lure Fortunato in by saying “As you are engaged‚ I am on my way to Luchesi. If any one has a critical turn‚ it is he. He will tell me-” After Montresor says this‚ Fortunato responds with “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.” Luring Fortunato in‚ was just the first part of the plan. Montresor‚ then had
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friend‚ Montresor. these events are being recounted by montresor half of a century after the fact to an unknown person and for an unknown reason. he tells the whole story of how he led fortunato into his vaults and then sealed him inside one of the walls in a crypt. although it seems like montressor is confessing to his past crime‚ it may be true that he is boasting about a deed that he still wholeheartedly believes he committed rightly. throughout the story‚ fortunato insults montresor in various
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characters to the bone chilling end. Being told in first person by Montresor‚ Poe thrusts the reader into a believable tale‚ though the narrator may not be reliable or trusted solely because of his actions. Kishel explains‚ “The participant approach by the narrator plunges the reader directly into the story‚ effectively making it more interesting because the reader feels as though they are in the story rather than reading it. "Montresor tells the story to a presumably appreciative listener‚ someone capable
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happens after Fortunato passes out and Montresor leaves? This was a mystery‚ but after 50 years this mystery will be revealed. Fortunato was always a little conceited regarding his knowledge of wine‚ but overall he was a very friendly‚ helpful and innocent man‚ now‚ if we talk about Montresor‚ he was a very vengeful person and not a very nice man when it came to people messing with him. While we know Fortunato has obviously passed away in the dungeon‚ Montresor is wondering like nothing ever happened
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another‚ or uses words to convey a meaning that is opposite of their literal meaning. When Montresor first greets Fortunado in the streets of the Carnival festival‚ he says‚ “My dear Fortunado‚ you are luckily met.” (5) In
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is a villain? A villain is someone who causes problems and sets out to hurt people. Zaroff and Montresor are both terrible villains. They both do awful things. They are both villains because they each kill at least one person. Even though they were both villains‚ Zaroff is a worse villain because he killed more people than Montresor‚ and he did it in a more vicious way. Zaroff and Montresor are alike in many ways. They both killed people‚ and tortured them. Also they both captured the
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of that which is actually stated. Theme is the overall point that the author is trying to convey to the reader. “The Cask of Amontillado‚” written by Edgar Allen Poe and narrated by the antagonist of the story‚ Montresor‚ who just so happens to be the main character‚ is about how Montresor got his revenge on Fortunato. On the other hand‚ “The Scarlet Ibis‚” by James Hurst‚ entails Brother realizing how inhumane he truthfully was to Doodle‚ all due to his own selfish pride throughout Doodle’s lifetime
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and how one of them was determined to exact his wrongs/ to seek revenge. However‚ like any story‚ although it may not be displayed‚ this diabolical tale possesses two sides. For years‚ many literary experts have analyzed the story’s protagonist‚ Montresor‚ and studied his perspective
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involves two men: Montresor‚ the narrator‚ who is an Italian aristocrat seeking revenge against the second main character: Fortunato‚ a proud man that flaunts about his knowledge of wines and who finally walks into his own death. Irony is defined as words or actions that convey a reality different from appearance or expectation. The use of such device in the story gives it humor and wit. The continuous use of irony is detected through style‚ tone and the use of exaggeration from Montresor‚ the narrator
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