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    The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is written by a famous writer whose name is Edgar Allan Poe. “The Cask of Amontillado “ is a short story with the theme of revenge. It takes place in a European Country during carnival season. The two main characters are Montresor and Fortunato‚ where Montresor wants revenge for the “thousand injuries” Fortunato has caused him. The author uses a lot of imagery and irony to achieve the tone/mood of suspense and fright in his writing. The author uses imagery

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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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    “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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    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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    death. She hopes to convince the Misfit to spare her by begging and telling him that he is a good man and should find Jesus. While the Misfit‚ who is a convicted murderer‚ seems to regret murdering the grandmother. In Edgar Allan Poe ’s "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ Fortunato the fool also fears his impending death at the hand of the evil Montresor who had borne "The thousand injuries of Fortunato" (Poe 206). But Fortunato had finally gone too far by insulting him. Montresor is unwavering in his pursuit

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    09/13/12 Period 6 An Easy Target “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” In Edgar Allen Poe’s chilling story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” this was Montresor‚ the protagonist’s‚ family motto. After being rudely insulted by a wine connoisseur‚ by the name of Fortunato‚ this motto came into play. On the night of an event called Carnival Night‚ in Italy‚ Fortunato‚ the antagonist

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    enjoys killing. He confesses to his crimes throughout the story. What kind of person is Fortunato? List and explain at least three traits. Fortunato is a naive‚ greedy drunkard‚ he is shown throughout the story to be addicted to wine‚ keeps the Amontillado from Luchesi‚ and blindly trusts Montresor. Does Montresor specifically say what Fortunato did to insult him? What does this say about the situation? What does this say about Montresor as a narrator? Fortunato mentions that the Montresor family

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” was first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book‚ a monthly magazine from Philadelphia that published poems and stories by some of the best American writers of the nineteenth century‚ including Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The story next appeared in the collection Poe ‘s Works‚ edited by Rufus W. Griswold‚ Poe’s literary executor‚ in 1850. By the time Poe wrote this story‚ he was already nationally known

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    In "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of what many would perceive as a mad man. The story tells of what seems to be a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been known. This notion sets the mood for true evil. The plot of the story is simple. Montresor takes revenge on his friend Fortunato by luring him into the wine cellar under the family estate. There he leads Fortunato into the

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    of Ember” and The Cask of Amontillado are two completely different stories that share similar lessons. While The “City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau and The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe have different motivations for the underground setting‚ they both have similar lessons such as underground is a setting for disaster‚ every person has the ability to be a hero or a villain‚ and no one can predict what the future might hold. Edgar Allen Poe wrote The Cask of Amontillado with the majority

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