How Does Edgar Allan Poe Shape His Writing Style

The short story of "The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe is a riveting story of betrayal and death. Within the story Poe focuses on the protagonist, Montresor, who has a great disdain for a man named Fortunat. Although we don't know why Montresor hates Fortunato, we know that Montresor wants revenge, and thus conspires a plan to murder Fortunato. In contrast to the audience, Fortunato is unaware of his impending doom, which is a beautiful display of dramatic irony. Within "The Cask Of Amontillado", Poe uses irony, word choice, setting and various other literary devices to set the mood of the story.

In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe tells a story of a man named Fortunato, a professional wine taster, who has foolishly brought death upon himself. Fortunato has managed to anger a man with the name Montresor who has hatched a plan of revenge during a great carnival. To help the reader fully understand Poe uses three different kinds of irony verbal, dramatic, and situational. The verbal being their conversation, the dramatical, when he jokes about his health, and the situational when he is dressed as a jester.

Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809, is a critic, mystery and short story writer, but most importantly a poet. Edgar’s troubled life greatly influenced his works. As a young boy, Edgar loved to compose poems for his loved ones. But as he grew older, Edgar started to experience pains and tragedies in life, causing him to abuse on opium and alcohol. These were scenes behind the years of Edgar’s dark writings.

Poe lost his loved ones which made him very depressed. Poe lost his mother when he was very young and his father left him when he was 1 year old. His mother died from the horrible disease tuberculosis. Poe then got a new home with the Allen family a caring family sometimes. Poe’s step mother loved him, but his father did not like him so much as he was very mean to Edgar. Poe’s stepmother sadly died just like his biological mother. Edgar Poe finally moved in with family, his cousin Virginia and aunt to be precise. He fell in love with Virginia and married her he loved her so much, but the time he had her wasn't enough. Virginia died of the same exact

In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe uses symbolic irony and foreshadowing to tell the theme of a man who seeks revenge and vengeance to help provide the authority of his family and their motto. Poe showcases a clear use of symbolic irony within his short story on top of small hints of foreshadowing. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, Montresor is out seeking revenge against Fortunato in order to preserve his family motto. Poe starts off the short story bit irony by In Poe’s short story one might believe that Montresor is a villain with an evil plan to kill a friend, but Montresor is just looking for revenge against Fortunato. There is never a clear understanding why Montresor believes Fortunato deserves the action

Also, Fortunato of “The Cask of Amontillado was a wealthy aristocrat, who indulged excessively in alcohol, was murdered by Montresor, because of insults. This confirmed Poe’s dislike of both aristocracy and anyone, who overindulged and highlighted another likeness between the two stories. Regardless of the shared minor themes, the major themes of the stories are different. In “The Cask of Amontillado” narrating how Montresor took his revenge on Fortunato, therefore being primarily a tale of revenge, whereas, the horrific end of Prince Prospero and his house guest who sought a safe place of protection in his palace indicated the main idea of “The Masque of the Red Death” to be death and how no one could have escaped it and how it came unexpectedly, “like a thief in the night” (Poe 323).

In the short story,”A Cask of Amontillado”, Poe uses the literary device, irony to reiterate the idea that hateful or angry feelings can lead to deception. In the story, Montresor (the narrator) is seeking revenge on his work partner (and apparent friend), Fortunato. According to Montresor, Fortunato hurt and insulted him. While at a party the night that Montresor plans to kill Fortunato, he speaks about how “I was so pleased to see him that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand” (Poe 6). This is an example of dramatic irony, as the readers know that Montresor is in fact pleased to see him, but for the reason being that he wants to kill him. Fortunato is oblivious to the fact that Montresor has anything going against him, which supports the idea that deception can be induced by another’s hatred. Later that night at the same party, the two characters are in the catacombs toasting with glasses of wine. Montresor shares that he is drinking to “(Fortunato’s) long life” (Poe, 7). This is an example of verbal irony. Fortunato believes that they are simply toasting to their long lives and the dead that surround them. Montresor not only says his proposed toast in what seems like a sarcastic tone, but he also means the exact opposite of what he is saying. Montresor is actually toasting to the fact that he gets to kill Fortunato later that evening. Because of Montresor's sickly-sweet attitude and the author’s clever use of irony, Fortunato is unaware that he is being

Verbal irony is used throughout the short story to show how pride lead to Fortunato’s death. For example, ‘“My dear Fortunato you are luckily met”’(Poe 374). In the beginning when Montresor and Fortunato met at the carnival,it could be called parasitism because Montresor benefits from the death of Fortunato in the end,it was Fortunato who was harmed in the process. Fortunato’s encounter with Montresor was unlucky therefore, showing irony in not only his murder but also in the relation his name has with the meaning of the word fortunate.Verbal irony is also showed before you read the short story, in the title The Cask of Amontillado. An Amontillado is a rare wine that Montresor used to entice Fortunato,knowing that he would not give up the opportunity to taste it. Fortunato’s pride and curiosity resulted in him being buried alive. The cask is where Fortunato's body is buried and the word cask could mean similar to the word ‘casket’.Poe broadened his use of literary techniques and used metaphors to convey the events that occurred between Montresor and Fortunato.

In the “The Cask of Amontillado” Poe presents verbal irony to the reader in order to excite and create suspense for the reader as to what fate will bring

Edgar Allan Poe’s life had a very great effect on literature with the technical style of his writing. He is well known for his dark and gruesome tales. His dark feelings are reflected onto his writing, for reasons that came from his tragic life. Poe’s mother had died early in his life from tuberculosis, and his father had deserted him (Edgar Allan Poe- Biography). Poe spent most of his life raised by another family but he was never fully adopted (EAP-Bio).

Edgar Allan Poe was an established American author, writer, commentator, and proofreader best known for suggestive short stories and his poems that caught the creative energy and enthusiasm of readers all around the globe. Poe's writing is a testament of his less than stellar life. Throughout his lifetime Poe had no shortage of loss or struggle, starting with the loss of his mother and brother to tuberculosis at a very young age. Tuberculosis claimed a few others of Poe's loved ones, including his cousin and fiancé Virginia, who also was his literary inspiration, and later Frances Allan, his guardian who died while he was away at West Point. After

Edgar Allen Poe and his poems have influenced many people and writers. People from all ages can read Poe’s work. Poe’s work are used in schools from elementary, high school, and colleges. Personally I have started reading Poe’s work in seventh grade. The first time I have read him I was confused and when the teacher explained his work, it all clicked right into my head.

The short story “A Cask of Amontillado” was written in 1846 by Edgar Allen Poe, the famous gothic horror story writer. The story is widely considered a perfect piece because of Poe’s ability to utilize what he called the unity of effect. This is a process that Poe uses in which he makes every aspect of the narrative to be relevant to the effect on the reader. Essentially, the story only includes plot details that are important to the purpose of the piece, and any unnecessary subplots are strictly expelled. The unity of effect approach is clear in “A Cask of Amontillado,” and the use of it provides a clear, concise, and unwavering support to Poe’s themes of revenge and foolishness.

Time and time again Edgar Allan Poe has captured the imagination and interest of readers from around the world and every generation with his short stories and poems. The creativity that he once instilled has led to the creation of diverse literary genres, earning him the nickname "Father of the Detective Story" among other distinctions. His life, however, has become a bit of mystery itself where the distinction between fact and fiction has become hazy significantly since his death. In order to understand Poe’s writing’s you first must understand the life events that shaped him and influenced his style of writing, thus to see how Poe influenced the world of theater.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet and critic. Poe is famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery. During his lifetime he had multiple relatives that died from Tuberculosis. “Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria that are spread through the air from person to person. If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal” (CDC 1). During his childhood, his biological father left his mother and the year after that his mother died from TB. When he was orphaned he got “adopted” by John and Frances Allan in Virginia. Thanks to John he attended the University of Virginia where he had his first meetings with drinking and gambling. Poe was “forced to withdraw from the University of Virginia after only one year because of gambling debts” (Railton 1); Afterwards, because he was unable to support himself, he joined the United States Army, however the “court-martialed and dismissed from West Point for dereliction of duty”