Natural Consequences In William Blake's 'A Poison Tree'

Besides, there is Luchesi-.” Montresor does an excellent job of being Fortunatos’ friend and at the same time convinces him to continue drinking and telling him, “A draught of this Medoc will defend us from the damps.” Montresor was not trying to defend either one of them, his only purpose was to place Fortunato into a higher state of drunkenness. Montresor causes Fortunato to become so drunk that while he was being chained to the wall by Montresor, “He was too much astounded to resist.” “The Cask of Amontillado” is filled with many ironies and also life lessons; such as know who your real friends are. Fortunato thought his real friend was Montresor when, in reality, Montresor was anything but his friend. Not only did Montresor fake his sincerity towards Fortunato, he was also vengeful and very intelligent in his actions to kill Fortunato.

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.

In The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, the dark side of human nature is exemplified through the character of Montresor and his victim, Fortunato. Montresor is a manipulative and vengeful person. These characteristics lead to the death of Fortunato, a man who has wronged him. Through the acts, words, and the thoughts of the character, one is able to see him carry out his plan for revenge.

In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, the dark side of human nature is illustrated through the character of Montresor and his victim, Fortunato. Montresor is a manipulative and vengeful person whom is obsessed with the downfall of Fortunato. Through the acts, words, and the thoughts of Montresor, one is able to see him carry out his plan for revenge.

In the story, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato because he made fun of his family name. For years Montresor claims that Fortunato had, “hurt him”, so Montresor gets Fortunato drunk and tricks him into going to his house. When Fortunato arrives, they both go into Montresor’s basement and Montresor locks Fortunato up in addition to leaving him there to die. Montresor commits a crime by killing Fortunato in his own basement. Some people may argue that Montresor was a madman who only wanted to kill Fortunato because he made fun of Montresor’s family name; nevertheless, it is easy to see why one would believe that Montresor wasn’t a madman and that he had more motives rather than just that one reason to have killed Fortunato. What motivated Montresor to seek revenge on Fortunato was that he had made fun of Montresor’s Family name, had a drinking problem which causes him to lash out and say mean things to Montresor, and because Fortunato thought he knew more about fine wines than Montresor did. Theses motivations were also Fortunato’s weaknesses.

In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, the author Edgar Allan Poe allow the reader to be a participant in the story. The story is told by Montresor who shows a rancor against Fortunato for a displeasure that is never textualized defined. Montresor leads an intoxicated Fortunato into a series of halls under his palazzo with the promise of a taste of Amontillado. Throughout the story the, the author uses the first-person point of view to describe Montresor surroundings and show us his thinking, and his feelings.

In the text “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe Montresor’s commitment to getting revenge on Fortunato is like a bounty hunter not giving up to apprehend a fugitive. In the text, Montresor main mission is to get rid of Fortunato a wine taster like himself who did “a thousand wrongs” (Poe, 67). Or did something so bad that it equals a thousand wrongs .The two characters set off into Montresor’s vaults, to taste the Amontillado that Montresor so called “bought”. The real question is what did Fortunato do to have this cruel revenge meet upon him. What makes Montresor able to wreak revenge upon Fortunato is his commitment, his preparation, and his persuasive skills.

Vengeance and murder infects the minds of Montresor and Fortunato upon an exchange of insult in Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado”. This is the story of pure revenge after Forturano disrespects Montresor. The story follows the characters meeting up at a carnival and eventually the disguised Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs of his home by convincing him that he acquired something that could pass for Amontillado, a light Spanish sherry. Fortunato grows eager to taste this wine and to determine for Montresor whether or not it is truly Amontillado. He leads him back to the catacombs of his home and carries out his plot to bury him alive. Edgar Allan Poe writes from a mysterious first person perspective, uses colorful symbolism and situational irony to present the man's inner self, in turn revealing that revenge is fundamentally infeasible.

Kind, supportive, and uplifting, friends are wonderful, great companions. They always are there for you and have your back no matter what the situation. But when friends disagree, what started as a lighthearted conversation can soon turn feverish, and when a person is wronged, they seek revenge. The authors of the two texts “The Cask of Amontillado” And “A Poison Tree” show this betrayal precisely in the two writings. “The Cask of Amontillado”, published in November of 1846 by Edgar Allen Poe, Is the story of two friends, one a wine connoisseur and the other is from an affluent family. When the connoisseur (Fortunato) insults the wealthy man (Montresor), Montresor wants to get revenge. He successfully reaps his revenge by claiming to Fortunato that there is a cask of Amontillado, a rare and expensive wine, in the catacombs.Fortunato is beckoned into the catacombs by the expectation of wine, but is soon trapped in by his now adversary. There was no wine after all. In ‘A Poison Tree”, A man has been pirating his narrator's apples, and he was not going to allow him to get away with it. The man murders the other man and appears to be satisfied when he is laying on the ground the next morning.

Have you ever wanted to get drunk and walk through an underground crypt with a psychopathic murderer? Well, that’s exactly what Fortunato did in Edgar Allen Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado.” Montressor, the story’s main character, lures an inebriated Fortunato down into his wine cellar for the most dastardly of purposes. And as expected from Poe, the story leaves the reader with an ugly taste in the mouth. Edgar Allen Poe uses a variety of literary devices to create a disturbing mood for his audience.

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for dark short stories and poems. “The Cask of Amontillado” begins with Montresor, the narrator, vowing revenge on Fortunato for insulting him. Montresor crafts an intricate plan with two criteria: Montresor cannot get caught in his pursuit of revenge and Fortunato must understand why Montresor is seeking revenge upon him. One evening, Montresor tells Fortunato that he has a Spanish sherry and wonders if it is truly Amontillado, a rare and expensive wine. Montresor insists that Fortunato enjoy the dusk carnival atmosphere, and Montresor will ask Luchesi to taste the wine instead. Fortunato, a wine connoisseur, angrily claims that Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from other different types of sherry, and agrees to help Montresor to determine if the wine is authentic. Montresor lures Fortunato down into his vaults, and keeps Fortunato heavily intoxicated along the way. During their journey through the catacombs, Montresor constantly reminds Fortunato that he can leave whenever he wants; it is the reverse psychology that causes Fortunato to continue following Montresor deeper into the catacombs. Montresor’s reverse psychology manipulates the impaired Fortunato to his own death. At the end of their journey, Montresor chains up the intoxicated Fortunato, and walls him up inside a small room. However, Fortunato’s death may not seem like a surprise since keen readers can predict the ending through

As the story progresses, Montresor devises a careful plan to lure Fortunato to his death trap, but he is careful enough not to place himself at risk. He approaches him at a carnival, and plays on his victim’s weakness for wine by offering to show him a brand of wine akin to the light Spanish sherry, Amontillado (8). The narrator presents an interesting description of his encounter with Fortunato at the carnival; at first expressing dislike for his friend’s behavior by claiming that he approached him with too much warmth since he was drunk, but then he adds that he was extremely delighted to see Fortunato at that particular moment. This illustrates the depth of Montresor’s desire to exert revenge on his friend, since the sole reason of his pleasure at seeing Fortunato is that he knew his plans had taken off, and he anticipated the satisfaction of the act of brutal revenge.

What could drive someone to commit an act as unfathomably cruel as burying another person alive, many readers wonder. Although the answer to this question has escaped readers for centuries, an application of Freudian psychology helps to unearth some answers. Freudian psychology subscribes to the notion that the subconscious –the part of our brain that, unbeknownst to us, controls many of our behaviors–is divided into multiple parts. Montresor is the protagonist in The Cask of Amontillado. He would be an anti-hero or quite possibly the villain protagonist. Fortunato would be the antagonist. Since Montresor was the narrator, very little information was given in regards to Fortunato. In the beginning , when Fortunato is first introduced into the story, he is dressed like a fool. Fortunato’s addiction to wine led him to vulnerable to Montresor’s compelling offer of the Amontillado.

“The Cask of Amontillado” is an interesting character sketch though it is best analyzed in terms of mood and setting. In some ways the characters are a bit flat but in many ways they explore multiple literary dimensions. Any analysis of Fortunato must begin with a look at his name. Fortunato means fortunate, however, it can hardly be argued that he is a very fortunate person, at least in the end. The irony here is doubtlessly not lost on the majority of readers and is just as doubtlessly intentional by Poe.

Have you ever experienced such a strong, developed emotion towards someone that cause them to quickly transform from a close friend to your worst enemy? In the first few lines of the poem, “A Poison Tree” written by William Blake, it says, “I was angry with my friend; / I told my wrath, my wrath did end. / I was angry with my foe: / I told it not, my wrath did grow.” In this part specifically, we can see that the narrator of the poem did not address the fact that he was angry with his friend and just pushed it to the side. However, by further procrastinating, the narrator’s anger and hate towards his friend quickly turns him into his enemy. When the narrator allows so much emotion to build up, causing him to turn against his friend, we are shown that trapping your emotions inside of yourself and not expressing them only let's them become bigger and more prominent in our lives. With the original title of this poem being “Christian Forbearance,” I believe it's original title provides a better insight to what the poem is really about rather than the new one of “A Poison Tree.” Forbearance meaning self-control and the Christian religion believing strongly in peace, I believe it is best to say that the original title most likely means to keep peace and have self-control. This definition is very well incorporated into the meaning of the poem because the poem’s narrator needs to learn peace and self-control in order to avoid this situation he is in in the first place. In the poem, “A Poison Tree,” the author, William Blake, uses a rhyme scheme, a hidden meaning, an unlikely metaphor, as well as multiple tone shifts in order to get across to the reader that holding in your emotions, rather than expressing them, only allows for them to grow and become stronger.