Symbolism In The Cask Of Amontillado

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor is not the only character who displays an overwhelming and ultimately detrimental sense of pride. Fortunato is also a very prideful man who is willing to go to great lengths to maintain his honor and reputation. For him, it is his reputation as a fine wine expert that he must defend. Fortunato’s pride overrides his common sense and is the driving force of the deadly decisions he makes throughout the story. Montresor claims to possess a bottle of the expensive and highly regarded Amontillado wine. He tells Fortunato that he has called an expert, Luchresi, to inspect the wine. Fortunato forces Montresor to take him to the vaults because he is certain that “‘[Montresor has] been imposed upon. And as for Luchresi, he cannot

As a final point, Montresor's persuasive is another trait that helps him achieve his final goal of murder. I believe he used his persuasive skills to his advantage by talking Fortunato to come see if this so called “Amontillado” is real. A little bit after the beginning of the text Montresor tells Fortunato how the “bought” a cask of Amontillado. “It is lucky we meet. How well you are looking today. I have just bought a cask of what passes for amontillado, but I have my doubts that it i the real thing” (Poe 68). This citation reveals how the persuades Fortunato to come taste the amontillado and how could Fortunato pass up a chance to taste such a rare wine. I can surmise that the also uses Fortunato’s will to be the best wine taster to his

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

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.

Montresor is the narrator of “The Cask of Amontillado” who is very educated and a man of stature. The entirety of the story Montresor conveyed his emotions through articulate words which exaggerated his desire to be respected. Montresor expressed how Fortunato injured him thousands of times until eventually Montresor had enough and vowed revenge. From this part of the story Montresor is angry and feeling belittled by Fortunato. Analyzing the feeling that Montresor was injured by Fortunato was really jealousy toward him. Fortunato was rich and powerful and Montresor was a joker. Fortunato must have insulted him one day and Montresor took it upon himself to never be disrespected again. Montresor is the wrong person to say anything offensive

It is Edgar Allan Poe's intense use of symbolism and irony throughout the Cask of Amontillado that establishes the short story as an indeed interesting candidate worthy of thorough analysis. The skillful use of these devices are utilized by the author to create this horrific and suspenseful masterpiece.

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.

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor is guilty of the cold-blooded murder of Fortunato and should go to jail for his crime. Montresor speaks of the “thousand injuries” Fortunato caused him and, more recently, the “insult” that Montresor cannot forgive. Vowing to seek retribution, Montresor comments on the importance of ensuring his own innocence throughout the process of revenge. He goes out of his way to be friendly to Fortunato. Other evidence that supports the crime as being preconceived includes Montresor preying on Fortunato’s weakness, his love of wine and his conceited nature. He praises Fortunato on his knowledge of wine and taunts him with the full barrel that he just purchased asking him for his expert opinion. In preparation

In Poe’s story, The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor is plotting to get his revenge on Fortunato. There is no exact reason why he wants his revenge, other than he states he has been insulted and he would not let this get away without Fortunato being punished for his wrongdoing (par. 1). He thoroughly thought his scheme well through because a good plan takes time to sketch out, and it also has goals that need to be achieved by the end of it. He decided that in order to have a successful revenge he would have to punish Fortunato and get away with it, he would have to make sure he would not turn back from his revenge, and Fortunato has to know who is doing the punishing. Therefore, Montresor seeks to find Fortunato’s weakness, which is wine, and confront him about a type of wine that he

In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor gets revenge on Fortunato through manipulation. Montresor entices Fortunato to go into his basement because he has a new wine Montresor wants Fortunato to taste. Montresor is eager for Fortunato to enter his basement because Montresor wants to accomplish revenge on Fortunato. Montresor has two items he is focusing on for his revenge to work how Montresor wants it to play out. The two items he is focusing on are, not getting caught and making sure Fortunato knows that Montresor carries out the revenge. So, their journey begins entering the vaults where Fortunato says, “‘Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.’ ‘And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match

It was dark, very dark rather. The torch did not light the hallways like it did closer to the surface. The air was thick and moist. It had the power to make someone cough over nothing. There were piles of bones and all along the walls. Not any type of bones, but human bones. There was mold covering all the places that were damp. Wine was the only reason for being in such a dark careless place or so we thought. Montresor’s family was known for taking revenge on others. In The Cask of Amontillado, Poe included Fortunato’s pride and connoisseurship in wine and how Fortunato’s drinking allowed him to get manipulated easily which ended up blinding him, that later led to his death.

The main characters in Poe’s, “The Cask of Amontillado”, are Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor is the narrator, and he describes themselves as being friends, or acquaintances at the very least. Fortunato is presumably a noblemen of sorts, who emphasizes art and gemmary; he is also known as a gifted connoisseur as is Montresor. However, Montresor sees himself as far different as Fortunato, aside from the love of wines. Fortunato supposedly insulted Montresor, so Montresor has a deep seated hate of Fortunato that he has pledged to act on for retribution. This ultimately leads to the death of a drunken Fortunato one day during carnival season.

Edgar Allen Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” is a dark and twisted story about revenge. On the night of a big carnival event, Montresor who is a wealthy man with a very large collection of wine tempts Fortunato, a wine fanatic, into following him deep down into his family’s catacombs. Unknown to Fortunato, the plan is to kill him once far enough away, in order to retaliate for what he had done. The theme is briefly mentioned at the beginning of the story when the main character Montresor speaks about how Fortunato had hurt him and he vowed his revenge. In the story we never find out exactly what the cause of Montresor’s anger is but we can assume that murdering Fortunato may be extreme.

The Cask of Amontillado Appearances are the first things we notice about another human. Whether it be their bloodshot beady eyes or florescent smile, our first impression has been made. Just as Montresor, in the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, deliberately puts up a façade acting kind and good willed to a man named Fortunato, although this is not his true intentions. As the story progresses you discover the theme of the short story: People are not always as you perceive them to be which Edgar Allan Poe exemplifies through the use of an unreliable narrator, verbal irony, and a symbol.

“Give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot to punish an offender. But more than 2,000 years later, Martin Luther King Jr. responded, "The old law of 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind." (American Psychological Association) This is a story dedicated to revenge. Where the power of revenge makes the Montresor go do insane things in order to achieve his family motto, “Nemo me impune lacessit.” Which means no one insults me with impunity. Although the story may seem like it only talks about amontillado, vaults and Fortunato’s insult to Montresor this story has a deeper message. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Poe, he sends a message that revenge may blind the eye towards happiness.