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    Character Correspondence Characters of many different persona’s can have a numerous amount of the same feelings that motivate them. The main character in “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor‚ by Edgar Allen Poe and the main character in “The Necklace‚” Mathilde‚ by Guy de Maupassant are good representatives for this. Montresor and Mathilde have some of the same catalysts that cause their actions‚ megalomania‚ resentment and revenge. Montresor’s lust for power is indicative of his megalomania

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    The revenge and mislead in Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" is the story of an elderly man and third person narrator name Montresor who makes a abiguity statement "a thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could." He vowed revenge and gave utterance to a threat. In Poe’s story from Montresor’s point of view provides the reader with insight into Montresor

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    “The Cask of Amontillado‚” is a parable story because it examines human behavior through two characters‚ the protagonist Montressor and the antagonist Fortunado. Montressor states that he vowed his revenge towards Fortunado as he claims that Fortunado has done many unspeakable acts against Montressor. None of which is ever disclosed to the reader. However‚ throughout the story‚ Montressor may be symbolized as the grim reaper as he is the cause to Fortunado’s death. Fortunado on the other hand‚ can

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    September 12‚ 2003 Essay 1 Irony in "The Cask of Amontillado" In the short story‚ "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Poe uses two types of irony‚ dramatic and verbal. Dramatic irony is when the reader perceives something that a character in the story does not. Poe uses this type of irony in the character Fortunato. Verbal irony is when the character says one thing and means something else. This type of irony can be recognized in the statements that the characters‚ Fortunato and

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    The Cask of Amontillado” Unexpected Endings In “The Cask Of Amontillado” there are several themes shown throughout the short story. There are only two main characters in the story‚ and each shows their way of betrayal. The entire story is based on betrayal‚ and lies. Fortunado is betrayed by Monresor‚ who in the end‚ kills this intoxicated man. Montresor was supposedly betrayed by Fortunado‚ a story of which we are never told. Finally‚ we as the reader are betrayed by the narrator‚ because we are

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    Anything not taken in moderation can be damaging. In one of Edgar Allen Poe’s best-known tales of horror‚ "The Cask of Amontillado‚" he suggests that pride can be a very dangerous thing‚ when one is overwhelmed with it. Through the use of foreshadowing‚ irony‚ and symbolism‚ Poe presents a horrific drama of two men. One who will stop at nothing to get the revenge that he deems himself and his family worthy of‚ and another who’s pride will ultimately be the fall of his own death. Fortunato falls prey

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    "The Cask of Amontillado" and "Porphyria ’s Lover" are literary works with similar themes. Both main characters experience tension that causes them to stray from the actual realm of reality. Reality is ignored‚ leading to the theme of murder that the story-poem pair shares. The writing styles of Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Browning are enriched by their choice of character‚ points of view‚ symbols‚ and settings. The setting in "The Cask of Amontillado" takes place in the catacombs. Catacombs were

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    Literary Devices “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe is a great example of usage of literary devices. Literary devices help the author portray his point. Readers use these devices to analyze and interpret the story. The use of a literary device provides a punch to the story and gets the reader’s full attention. Literary devices help express a particular idea in a meaningful way. Poe uses irony‚ symbolism‚ and foreshadowing to enhance the mind of readers. Irony is usually defined as

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    The Cask of Amontillado Irony and symbolism are tools used in writing to convey individual messages throughout the story. It is Edgar Allan Poe ’s intense use of symbolism and irony throughout the Cask of Amontillado that gives this short story its suspense and horror filled theme. The Cask of Amontillado is a horror short story‚ which revolves around the themes of revenge and pride. The plot involves two men: Montresor‚ the narrator‚ who is an Italian aristocrat seeking revenge against the second

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    Edgar Allen Poe was a master of the horror genre and The Cask of Amontillado was no exception. This was the story of what may have been a perfect crime. Narrating events that took place fifty years before‚ Montresor‚ a wealthy Frenchman‚ began the tale by explaining that Fortunato‚ a fellow wine connoisseur‚ after a series of unknown events insulted him. Although Montresor never states what this insult was‚ he was angry enough about it to premeditate Fortunato’s murder. Montresor’s true goal lay

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