The Cask Of Amontillado

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

"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,

This is the part that is shocking and morbid, even sadistic, to the average person. What strikes the reader the most is that Montressor, as he narrates his actions, still has the gall to call Fortunato his "friend," even as he builds the walls within which he is to trap Fortunato alive. The last time Montressor calls Fortunato his "friend" is the moment when he leads Fortunato straight to the "bait," which was the wine.

Later on the story Montresor is offended by Fortunato when the fortuned one tells him that he

Edgar Allen Poe’s story, “The Cask of Amontillado” is the story of two men, Fortunato and Montressor. This story is a prime example of how the saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me” is false. Basically, Fortunato was rude and insulted Montressor, but instead of ignoring the bastard Montressor lowkey went too far with the revenge and murdered Fortunato.

He narrates with such passionate anger, the fact that he wanted to kill Fortunato so much he acts as if he’s beneath him and takes the time to play all the mind games just to hear him scream out for help in the ending. The depths of darkness in this story is very interesting even at Fortunato’s death bed he laughs at the sheer irony, for he is wearing a jester’s uniform and he is the one who has been fooled. In exact words Montresor would admit the gruesome surroundings to the catacomb like structure, ‘’its walls had been lined with human remains piled to the vault overhead’’ – Montresor act

The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allen Poe tells the story of Fortunato and Montresor. Both are extremely prideful men, and consequently pride and drink leads to the fall of one man and the triumph of another. In the beginning the narrator speaks of his resentment towards Fortunato for repeatedly mocking the Montresor name. With premeditated fashion the narrator quietly puts up with Fortunato’s insults and plans his revenge. Montresor discovers Fortunato in a drunken haze and takes advantage of his cocky disposition, leading him deep into the Montresors’ family catacombs in order to pursue a fine bottle of wine.

Montresor is trying to lure Fortunato to his vaults by telling him that Luchresi can just come and taste the Amontillado because he knows best. He knows Fortunato will freak out by this statement, and then show Montresor that he is wrong in saying that. Indeed, this leads Fortunato down into the catacombs, just so he can prove Montresor wrong. That 's when Montresor will take his final step in his plan to end Fortunato. This event leads to the most suspenseful part in the short story. The reader doesn’t know what Montresor’s next step is going to be in his plan, along with what stupid move is Fortunato going to take to leading himself closer to his death.

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 Cask of Amontillado” is narrated in the first person which is essential to creating the authentic aspect of the story. Montresor who is a sensible killer is the narrator, this grants the narration of the story from his own point of view. The reader obtains an exclusive, alarming glance into the peaceful composure of Montresor’s mind. The reader can certainly detect, examine, and identify how Montresor feels and thinks. Readers normally do not get this particular view in other literature. One of the main reasons that the narration approach is so critical to the tone of narrative, is because it allows the audience to grow into a more personal conversant with the logic and design of the main character. Convinced ironies are granted to the audience due to the reader knowing somewhat of the ending of narrative from the opening. In addition, if the narrative was told in a contrasting mindset other than that of Montresor, I think that the narrative would not be as intellectual and psychologically compelling.

Excessive Pride “God makes some men poets. Some he makes Kings, some he makers beggars.” Richard Connell makes a clear point that not all people are the same. Some people think they’re better than others.

Being raised based with Catholic principles implies that certain values, such as the respect for a persons life, became part of my own identity. Therefore, I personally believe that no one has the right to decide whether or not someone deserves to die.

“The Cask of Amontillado” “The Cask of Amontillado” was written in first person by Edgar Allan Poe, it is a mysterious story about the narrators’ revenge and it is considered one of Poe’s most perfect short story. It is stated at the very beginning of the story that the main character of the story, Montresor, was deeply insulted by his friend Fortunato, and that he is determined to seek revenge for his insults. Montresor knows that Fortunato is known for his knowledge of wine, and with this he tricks his friend into following him to his underground safe where he says he keeps the Amontillado. That is where he walls up the entrance of this small crypt, trapping Fortunato inside and therefor leaving his friend to die and taking his revenge.

     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.