Annotated Bibliography One Delaney‚ Bill. "Poe ’s THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO." Explicator 64.1 (2005): 39-41. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. This article describes the emotional aspects of Montresor‚ the protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” While Montresor seems uncaring and without emotion as he is murdering Fortunato for the insults against his family‚ Montresor is not as ruthless as he seems. He shows care and concern for his
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Montresor encountered Fortunato and decided to carry out his vengeful scheme. Fortunato greeted him warmly. An invitation to sample amontillado was eagerly met by Fortunato‚ a connoisseur of wine‚ but Montresor insisted that since he was busy‚ he would go find Luchesi. Obstinately‚ Fortunato reassured him he was not and begged to go along and taste the amontillado. Using reverse psychology‚ Montresor refused again‚ saying that the drafty vaults would aggravate Fortunato’s cold. After much debate
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thinking straight‚ they make the common decision to pursue revenge. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask Of Amontillado‚” Montresor comes to the realization that he sought revenge‚ he believed was justified with his pain. Montresor comes to the realization that his pain did not justify his revenge when it is too late and Fortunato has died‚ and this leaves Montresor with the feeling of remorse. In “The Cask Of Amontillado‚” Edgar Allen Poe shows the theme‚ even if a person justifies their revenge they will still
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The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a tale of a well thought out‚ well planned murder. Hidden in this story are examples of four of the seven deadly sins; envy‚ wrath‚ pride‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ lust‚ and sloth. These sin are considered to be the cardinal sins of humanity. These sin cause the downfall of both the men in this story. Envy can be seen in the narrator‚ it is made rather clear that he is very jealous of Fortunato. “...we will go back; your health
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Unreliability in The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe is an author known for his pieces of literature which capture the element of mystery. Many times‚ scholars debate over the true meaning behind his texts as they are often written as narratives. This combination of an unclear meaning behind his work and the fact that his stories are narratives often leads to the question of‚ "To what extent can the narrator be relied upon?" The same issue arises in Poe ’s‚ "The Cask of Amontillado". The story is
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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 Graphic Adaptation of The Cask of Amontillado Illustrated by Joe Sacco Overview and Thesis: Joe Sacco‚ born October 2‚ 1960‚ is an American journalist and illustrator who is well known for his art-comics‚ most notably being Palestine: Refugeeland. Refugeeland recounts Sacco’s experience in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip‚ highlighting the difficult and unpleasant conditions that the Palestinian people were facing regarding the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Gulf War in the early
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Some authors convey a specific mood in a story by introducing the reader to a narrator that develops a strong tone throughout the story. In the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the author uses a deceptive narrator to set the mood of fear. On the other hand‚ in his short story‚ “The Tell Tale Heart‚” Poe uses a psychotic narrator to set the vibe of suspense for the reader. In both stories‚ the author uses tone to carry out the mood‚ by elaborating on the perspective of the
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This time period brought out the dark side of people. Romanticism brought out the underlying anger in one’s mind. The age of romanticism affected all of these authors. In “The Cask Of Amontillado‚ “ by Edgar Allen Poe‚ there are many dark secrets revealed throughout this short story. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the narrator‚ Montresor‚ lures his former friend - we might call him a frenemy today - Fortunato‚ to an underground maze of tunnels and tombs. There he gets Fortunato drunk‚ locks
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“The Cask of Amontillado” is quite an abusive story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story starts off when Fortunato‚ the antagonist‚ insults Montresor‚ the villain protagonist. Montresor plots for revenge against Fortunato in harsh ways. In order to succeed‚ he has to maintain characteristics of being deft‚ cautious‚ and hard-hearted. Montresor shows his slickness when he first greets Fortunato with compliments like “you are luckily met” and “How remarkably well you are looking today” (p.374). Later
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