Estumes In The Cask Of Amontillado

I would have not trusted the narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado". he acts very sneaky because I've nocied he's trying to get I would have not trusted the narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado". he acts very sneaky because he's trying to get Fortunato more and more drunk. He's leading Fortunato to that catacomb which is very

Though Fortunato is an intelligent wine expert, his expertise leads him to his death. In Italian the word Fortunato means fortunate, something that he is not by the end of the story. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe uses foreshadowing and dramatic irony and verbal irony to show Fortunato’s misfortunes which eventually lead to his death.

The Cask of Amontillado is the story of and envious man by the name of Montresor who has devised a plan to kill one of his long term friends Fortunato. Montresor devised this plan in the beginning of the story after Fortunato had pulled one joke to many while at a party surrounded by many of their close friends. Montresor while at the party remained calm however while still laughing and cheering with Fortunato he started to develop his plot to get his revenge on Fortunato. In the story Montresor while plotting his crime says, “I had to keep my true feelings to myself for not only must I punish but punish with impunity” (Poe). While Montresor plans the murder of Fortunato, Fortunato is simply enjoying life and his wealth. During carnival Montresor sees a drunk Fortunato and ceases his opportunity. A drunk Fortunato walks over to Montresor and gives him a friendly greeting. Montresor sees this as an opportunity to take Fortunato away from the festivities by using both his weakness for wine and his pride against him. Montresor does this by tricking Fortunato into thinking that he had recently brought a cask of Amontillado and he needed Luchesi to distinguish if it was actually Amontillado. Fortunato, who feels that he is the best wine tester in all of Italy quickly replies, “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry” (Poe) . Montresor knowing the pride and arrogance of Fortunato then says, “"And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own." (Poe) . That

The lavish black roquelaire absorbed nearly all of the light in the surrounding area which perfectly made a silhouette of Montresor’s figure. The smell of nitre permeated throughout the air like a plague. The smell was so overpowering that I nearly passed out. As I hung there, bound to the wall by cold rusted chains, I could make out the twisted smile of Montresor as he removed his silken mask. I looked him in the eye and could see the hate behind them. It seemed to be more primal and real than anything else I had ever seen. After staring me down, Montresor hastily produced that godforsaken trowel from underneath his cloak and started to lay layer after layer of brick, starting to enclose me into this horrible room. My last view of Montresor

Literary elements are a vital part of a story and how it unveils. Without it, stories would lack any sort of feeling that the reader gets when reading/watching the story. Stories like “The Sniper”, “The Necklace”, and “The Cask of Amontillado” are great examples of literary elements in use.

"I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. 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." With these ferverous words from the introductory paragraph of Edgar Allan Poe's Cask of Amontillado, the story of Montresor's revenge begins. Poe repeatedly stresses the need for revenge due to bitterness and resentment in Montresor's character towards Fortunato, but more importantly, stress is placed on revenge by which the victim realizes their injustice towards the redresser. Unfortunately, it seems that Montresor is denied this pure and encompassing revenge when his victim,

Fortunato went through several realizations throughout “The Cask of Amontillado” therefore, making him a dynamic character. Fortunato starts off drunk in the beginning of the story and agrees to look at the Amontillado with Montresor. Throughout his journey with Montresor, he ends up getting more intoxicated. Montresor explains, “I broke and reached him a flagon of De Grave. He emptied it at a breath. His eyes flashed with fierce light. He laughed and threw the bottle upward with a gesticulation I did not understand” (Poe 7). Fortunato gradually gets more intoxicated throughout the story, although toward the end the intoxication starts to wear off. Montresor explains, “the intoxication of Fortunato had in a great measure worn off. The earliest indication I had

The Cask of Amontillado is considered to be one of the best short stories. Written by Edgar Allan Poe in first person and having all the main events as a three hundred page fiction book, The Cask of Amontillado is a complete novel. This short story has several themes which function from the first page of the story such as: suspense, fear, and revenge.

"The Cask of Amontillado" is a story about revenge, but the reader is never truly told exactly what Fortunato did to warrant such vengeance. In fact, throughout the story, the reader gradually realizes that Montresor is an unreliable narrator, and that Fortunato is a friend of Montresor who is unaware that Montresor is plotting to kill him. He is a connoisseur of wine who is enticed by Montresor to sample some rare Amontillado and lured into his trap down into the catacombs. While Luchesi is another wine connoisseur and an acquaintance of Montresor and Fortunato; Montresor urges Fortunato to sample his wine by threatening to allow Luchesi to try it first if Fortunato does not comply. that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined or exaggerated.

An important element in any story is setting. Authors use setting to convey certain feelings brought on by the character’s surroundings. It also subliminally serves to illustrate the character’s intentions. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe uses the dark, imposing setting to do just that, communicate the underlying theme of the story, being death, revenge and deception.

The narrator takes full advantage of this vice when, upon running into an already drunk Fortunato at a celebration during carnival season, he makes an offer he knows Fortunato cannot resist. The narrator tells him that he has received “a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (392), and he asks Fortunato to come with him to verify the validity of the brandy. The narrator continues his parade of false concern for Fortunato when, before taking him to check the Amontillado, he expresses concern for a cough Fortunato has, and even offers to help him get it checked out (393). This display by the narrator causes Fortunato to not suspect what the narrator really has in store for him, and it serves as another examples of the narrator’s unreliable and deceitful

     In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been given. In a short space and with ultimate technical skill, Poe creates a nightmare, guaranteed to give the reader a sleepless night.

In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”, the theme of betrayal is evident through the use of irony, foreshadowing, and symbolism. The reader is never told any of Fortunato’s slights against the narrator, but depending on their magnitude his innocence throughout this story may be foolish, just reasonable or utterly expected. Regardless of the reason, Fortunato is completely unaware in these instances of the hatred directed towards him. Montresor, the madman he believes to be his friend, holding only goodwill towards him, has only been cultivating this attitude in order to better trap him.

The amontillado was a significant symbol because it is what is used to lure fortunate and represents a rare, “fortunate would clearly imply that is man of good fortunate, when the actual cause is that he is about to scuffs a mostly untimely demise” which is ironic because fortunato is not very fortunito. “montresor plans to take revenge on fortunate for insulting him in a big manner, that montresor wants to kill him. “ montresor lures fortunate to his families catacombs and succeeds in killing him without nobody knowing rampant ‘ whose fangs are ibetted in the heel” and the motto?” nemo me impune lacessit.” “the protagonist bears the French surname motresor. “ His name (repatation) is his “treasure.””