The short story, “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe is about a psychotic man named Montresor who seeks revenge against Fortunato, a man who allegedly committed malice towards him. Poe utilizes verbal irony to establish the story’s events and to create a humorous yet subtle way to show the misfortunes of Fortunato which eventually leads up to his death. For example, “Enough, he said; the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 241). Fortunato is correct because the cough does not kill him, however his death occurs later in the story because of a totally different reason. This conversation contributes to the story’s mood by adding a bit of humor since readers already know from the beginning…
In the City of Ember, irony occours throughout the novel. For example, Lina and Doon discover the mayor’s secret storage room. Du Prau writes, “ ‘The mayor has a secret treaure room in the pipe works’ ” (158). On Lina’s first day of work, Lina takes a message from Looper to the mayor saying something about a delivery for the mayor at 8 o’clock. We know this later to be that Looper is giving all the goods that are no longer in shelves to the mayor to eat and store for himself. The irony in the mayor is that he is the exact opposite of a good government official and yet no one is trying to stop him because the people are uneducated. A good mayor posses the qualities of self-sacrifice and protection of the city but he is the exact opposite.…
In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Edgar Allan Poe uses irony to develop the central idea of revenge. He uses irony in naming the character of Fortunato. Fortunato’s name means “fortune”. He is a man of wealth who is being blindly led to his death by Montresor in search of justifiable revenge. Poe also uses irony in the dialogue, “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking today”. Montresor is pleased to see him. Although Fortunato looks good now, he will be dead by the end of the story when Montresor puts his plan into action. Later, Montresor is concerned about his coughing. Montresor said, “We will go back. Your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved..”. Montresor tells him to go back because…
The novel Ethan From by Edith Wharton tells the story of Ethan From and the tragedy he faces in his life. The story mainly focuses on the relationships between and among Ethan, his wife, and his wife’s cousin, with whom he is in love. Wharton uses different literary devices to develop the plot, including irony as one of the most effective. The use of irony in the novel, especially in the climatic sledding scene, greatly adds to the development of the tragedy.…
In this selection, Hawthorne uses irony to convey his point. Dimmesdale, the holiest minister in the eyes of the crowd, has a constant burden in his heart that tortures him. When he confesses his sin to the townspeople, ironically, instead of seeing his evil nature, they mistake it for a humble degradation. This shows the downfall of human beings: their tendency of being misled and incapability of seeing the truth. Even in the most “holiest” human beings, a deep sin is present.…
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 and detached from any sense of conscience. All Montresor thinks about of is killing Fortunato and he takes advantage of him. Montresor’s hypocrisy is shown by his the speech he uses to make Fortunato blind to reality. Fortunato does not have a clue…
Both The Cask of Amontillado and The Leap exhibit fantastic aspects of an amazing narrative, all of this is put into a story less than ten pages. However, that being said, The Cask of Amontillado is better at portraying imagery, using suspense to its advantage, and using several forms of irony to tie all of these aspects together into a very enjoyable read. In The Cask of Amontillado, the author uses irony in all forms, which are dramatic, situational, and verbal. The author uses verbal irony almost every time Montressor speaks, hence he continuously makes his concern for Fortunato’s health known. However, he is thinking about the exact opposite, and wants to kill him instead. Moreover, the author uses dramatic irony throughout the story,…
people who she thinks are inferior to her because of their simple ways, their religious…
In response to the “Lesson in Irony” presented by the author I would have to disagree with his or her opinion. I do not think the author correctly reflects poverty in America. The author is implying that the government program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is promoting dependence on their program for people in poverty who are unable to provide meals for the families. To me it comes across that the author is using sarcasm to get their point across rather than looking at the realities of the people receiving these free meals and Food Stamps.…
In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of the Amontillado", irony and symbolism and character are used to write this gothic tale. The two characters, Montressor and Fortunato, are no longer friends; as a result, this story is about revenge from Montressor and murder of Fortunato.…
The Pardoner is also a hypocrite, which is the reason why his tale is ironic. He talks about how greed (or the love of money) is evil. His story is about three young men finding a pile of gold. They all end up killing…
Deception was a common theme among the two plays, and it was used to mask the sorrows one has had to experience in life. Often, one falls into the hands of deception not only to deceive others, but mainly to deceive themselves from the truth they cannot bear to face. It is important to accept the mistakes and forgive, in order to…
There are many literary devices used in writing a short story. Some important literary devices are irony, symbolism, and imagery. This not only gives insight to the author 's style but it also allows the reader to understand the short story they are reading. In "The Cask Of Amontillado," by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Rose For Emily," by William Faulkner the use of irony, symbolism, and imagery are used to show readers what pride, revenge, and power will do to people.…
T. Coraghessan Boyle uses irony in his short story Carnal Knowledge, which gives it a humorous tone. The way the narrator reacts to ironic events shapes our understanding of both him, and the meaning of the story as a whole; although humans can adapt to their surroundings to get want they want, they will always return to their original basic set of morals and standards.…
Moreover the characteristic of Ms. Hilache is extremely hypocritical. For instance, the lady is being hypocritical because she acts like a kind person until she finds out the narrator is for the opposing team. This passage shows irony because she finds out the narrator is for opposing team. This passage shows irony because when you need a philanthropist there is no one to help them then she suddenly appears. An example from the text is, “well them, come with me. I have two of the best tickets and we’ll watch the game together “ (P.131) . This evidence is proof of a hypocritical widow. On one hand she gives-but with another limb she kills.…
