Brittany J. Davis Dr. Michael S. Mills ENGL 1312 September 20‚ 2010 The Cask of Amontillado‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is a story of two men that appear to be total opposites‚ yet are connected through friendship. Montresor‚ who is the narrator and the person seeking revenge‚ says he meet “his friend‚” referring to Fortunato during the carnival season. The story does not give any details of how long the two men have been friends‚ yet through the details given in the story‚ the men seem to have known
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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 had borne as I best could"(75). Montresor has never told us exactly what Fortunato had
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Erin Brandon December 7‚ 2012 Mr. Petersen “Cask of Amontillado”: Character Analysis Paper “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon‚ I vowed revenge.” Montresor has felt that he has been insulted by Fortunato and he seeks revenge upon him. Since Montresor is seeking revenge Fortunato has to watch out‚ but that may be hard because throughout the story Fortunato is gullible‚ full of pride‚ and is an alcoholic. Fortunato is gullible when he doesn’t
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although it is wrong to to terrible things to other people‚ we still feel satisfactory from getting even. There are multiple ways to get revenge on someone; some people get straight to the point and go in for the kill‚ like what Montresor did in The Cask of Amontillado. These persons are generally obsessed with revenge‚ or incredibly insulted by what was done to them. However‚ in any situation‚ it would be more beneficial to let the anger go‚ instead of plotting a huge revenge plan. And what can
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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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Edgar Allan Poe‚ author of “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and many other tales of mystery‚ terror‚ imagination‚ and suspense. Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories and poems were written in the 19th century‚ and this specific one‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ was published in November 1846. Poe’s work was inspired by the events that happened around him. His mother died‚ and his father deserted him at the age of two. And his whole life‚ he lived in poverty-stricken conditions‚ and had drinking and gambling
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story‚ "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
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(The Cask of Amontillado) Revenge is a common thing to do when you want to get back at a person. Sometimes‚ it can be harsh and no sympathy or regret about hurting them‚ or it could be an innocent thing that makes them mad but then laugh afterwards. In Montresor’s case‚ he wants to hurt Fortunato because he insulted him in someway‚ and he vows to get revenge. The Cask Of Amontillado is another eerie story by Edgar Allan Poe about revenge. In the beginning‚ it goes right for how Montresor wants
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The Cask of Amontillado! Duplicity abounds in this tale of an aristocrat obsessed with retribution against his friend. "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe enchants the reader to experience the damp catacombs to witness the premeditated act. Through the excitement of the carnival‚ the two walk together into the caverns to substantiate a bottle of wine. The theme is when someone is unable to overlook minor infractions; it can turn into deep hatred. The irony Poe skillfully added is dominant
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“The Cask of Amontillado” In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the 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
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