Tradition in “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe was destined to a life of darkness and insanity. As the son of traveling performers‚ Poe was abandoned to the horrors of the world at a young age. Poe is generally regarded as the father of American Gothic Literature‚ an example to such authors as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. The stories that Poe inscribed are prevalent in modern times‚ creating genres such as horror films and science fiction movies. "The Cask of Amontillado" is one of
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” In The Cask of Amontillado Poe uses Italy for the setting during a festive carnival in the underground catacombs of Montresor’s castle (Shmoop). This allowed Poe to use the catacombs in his story‚ the catacombs are underground cemeteries found in ancient Rome (Shmoop).” This setting is critical to the story because Poe uses this setting to tie into the theme of suspense and fear‚ by walking down into the dark depths of the catacombs‚” We had passed through long walls of piled skeletons‚ with casks
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Two important literary styles that can be seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” are a point of view and irony. Both components aid in building the suspense that is maintained throughout the story. The narrator (Montresor) uses the first-person point of view in speaking to an unidentified individual. “You‚ who so well knows the nature of my soul” that is never revealed in the story. (pg 1126). Montresor’s demeanor throughout the story is calm‚ confident‚ and void of emotion. He never suggests to the
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mind such as plot‚ point of view‚ characterization‚ symbolism‚ etc... “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” are two very melancholy stories each in their own way. Edgar Allen Poe and Shirley Jackson both use excellent techniques to create the peculiar atmosphere and mood of their stories. Edgar Allen Poe is known for using many different artistic elements to create eerie‚ spooky stories. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Poe uses first person point of view to let the reader know how proud the
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In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Poe uses the court jester costume‚ alcohol and masonry as symbolism to foreshadow Fortunato’s impending demise at the end of the short story. Throughout The Cask of Amontillado‚ there are many clues that let the reader know what is about to happen and Poe wastes no time presenting them. The opening sentence‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge” immediately tells the reader that the story will
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12-4-10 “The Cask of Amontillado” > “Annabell Lee” Edgar Allan Poe is arguably the best romantic writer we have ever seen. I believe “Annabell Lee” and “The Cask of Amontillado” are perfect examples of Romantic Literature. “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Annabell Lee” both possess romantic subject matter‚ attitudescomma and techniques commabut “The Cask of Amontillado” has been called the “perfect short story” by a number of critics of the years‚ and I would undoubtedly agree. “The Cask of Amontillado”
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1. Some people who want to get revenge often go to extents even to cheat people through hypocrisy. . "The Cask of Amontillado" recounts the last meeting between two aristocratic gentlemen‚ the narrator Montresor and the wine connoisseur Fortunato. While Fortunato remains joyful ignorant of Montresor’s true intentions for most of the story‚ the visible pleasure Montresor takes in relating his story‚ proudly recalling every detail fifty years after the fact‚ suggests a state of mind free of remorse
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Gothic Elements in The Cask of Amontillado By: Harshul Jain The Cask of Amontillado is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known for using Gothic conventions in his stories which mostly includes the atmosphere of mystery‚ oppressiveness to create terror but interestingly he subverts the Gothic conventions by having having human beings‚ instead of a supernatural element‚ create most horrible deeds. Poe tries to achieve that horror via the capabilities of the humans. Poe uses unreliable
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“The Cask of Amontillado” Essay Revenge is taken for many silly reasons; this is shown in the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor has been hurt many times by Fortunado so in the story‚ Montresor takes revenge on Fortunado and kills him. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”. Irony is when something happens‚ but you expected the exact opposite‚ Edgar Allan Poe used irony by having Montresor pretend to care about Fortunado ‚ by making
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In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allen Poe displays the theme of revenge. In the story‚ Montressor narrates the story and feels he has been wronged by Fortunado and vows for vengeance against him. Montressor attempts to justify his future crime to the reader. “A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” (Poe 101) Fortunado is unaware of the wrong he caused Montressor
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