The Cast Of Amontillado By Edgar Poe

Edgar Allen Poe's brings us a twisted tale of vengeance and horror in "The Cask of Amontillado." Poe's character, Montresor, acts as our guide and narrator through this story. He grabs a hold of the reader as he tells the story from his own apathetic and deceptive mind to gain vengeance from the weak and dismal Fortunato. Montresor's mentality is disturbing as he uses his clever, humor, ironic symbolism, and darkness to accomplish this.

Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of murder and revenge, “The Cask of Amontillado”, offers a unique perspective into the mind of a deranged murderer. The effectiveness of the story is largely due to its first person point of view, which allows the reader a deeper involvement into the thoughts and motivations of the protagonist, Montresor. The first person narration results in an unbalanced viewpoint on the central conflict of the story, man versus man, because the reader knows very little about the thoughts of the antagonist, Fortunato. The setting of “The Cask of Amontillado”, in the dark catacombs of Montresor’s wine cellar, contributes to the story’s theme that some people will go

To develop the analytical paper about the text “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, some sources will be used to support the thesis statement, which is “The author uses irony in the text to illustrate the murder of Fortunado by Montresor, who seeks salvation through death”. Also, there is going to be an analysis on the irony found in the text in relation with the story. To support this thesis, I am going to use some examples from some sources such as “Literary analysis: Irony in The Cask of Amontillado" by Amelia Tibbett, “Irony in "The Cask of Amontillado” by Kerry Michael Wood, and “Poe 's Short Stories Summary and Analysis” by Bella Wang , and the text will be written in the third person.

Poe starts out with a man, by the name of Montresor, wanting revenge on another man, named Fortunato. Most of the story takes place deep in the Montresor family catacombs. As Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs, he chains Fortunato up to a small hole in a wall, bricks it over, and leaves Fortunato to die. Even through the traits of anger, hatred, and revenge, as the story progresses on, Montresor, the main character in “The Cask of Amontillado”, starts to show signs of feeling guilty for wanting to murder Fortunato.

First, Poe uses different points of views to develop characterization in antagonists and protagonists in short stories. In "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe uses first person point of view to describe the protagonist. Montresor's (protagonist) character develops through his actions and feelings. He is shown to be deceiving, claiming," he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation." (The Cask of Amontillado, 1) The quote suggests of Montresor's slyness/sneakiness. Montresor's character develops through the story over time. The story is shown to be written as a confession, almost as the character Montresor himself had been trapped with his guilt as he trapped Fortunato; literally. As the story progresses, Montresor becomes more manipulative and dark as he carries out his plan. Fortunato (antagonist) is portrayed to be silly and non-serious, as he had been

Montresor’s obsession was rooted in wrath and vengeance against a man who supposedly had done him wrong. In fact, the very first line of the story discusses his plan for revenge, which implies just how severe his obsession was. Poe writes, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (116). This insinuates that Montresor has been dealing with this repetitive thoughts and obsessive behaviors for an extended period of time and that at this point, they are interfering with his ability to live normally. Poe continues with Montresor saying, “It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong” (116). This haunting line also implies that Montresor is completely consumed with this idea of revenge that he feels as though he has no other choice but to seek retaliation. This plays into the larger idea of the relationship between evil and abnormal psychology in a variety of ways. This indicates that Montresor was motivated by “haunting, anxiety-fueled obsessive thoughts” to commit the murder of Fortunato because of his distorted perception of reality. Another example of this obsession can be seen when Montresor is discussing his intricate, pre-mediated plan for his murder. He had thought about every possible detail of his master plan, from

When Poe characterizes Montresor as an unstable person, it creates suspense in the story. It creates suspense because Montresor is displaying this personality trait when he says “I replied to the yells of him who clamored. I re-echoed… I surpassed them in volume and in strength” (214). This quote shows his unstable nature because he is replying to and being

Feuds and arguments between individuals who may disagree with or dislike one another are a common occurrence in everyday life, often varying in degrees of intensity, but rarely reaching a point of extremity. However, in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, This threshold of extremity is reached by the narrator of the story, Montresor, who explains that his acquaintance, Fortunato, has repeatedly and irreparably insulted him over the course of years, and uses it as justification to take justice into his own hands and seek retribution through murder, despite there being no proof of Fortunato's guilt other than Montresor’s claims. His motive for murdering Fortunato can be attributed to his state of mind, as Montresor’s lack of guilt, empathy, or remorse highlights him as a character with psychopathic tendencies. As the story progresses, Montresor’s cold and calculating nature leaves the audience full of dread and suspense while he lures the oblivious Fortunato towards his inevitable demise. The employment of rhetorical devices such as irony, theme, and structure builds the suspense for the ultimate climax of Poe’s gothic masterpiece.

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a detailed story of having too much wealth and power can go to one’s head and make them feel as if they can take anyone’s life away if insulted. During the time period that Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” takes place in, has family as well as personal pride important above all else, so important that Montresor when disrespected lead him to commit a vengeful murder of his dear friend Fortunato.

Poe uses the dark side of human nature to create a demoralizing and daunting story in both “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” In “The Cask of Amontillado,” one can see that the dark side of human nature is conveyed through Montresor’s actions of murdering his enemy, Fortunato. As seen in “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the dark side of human the race is shown through the protagonists dark and treacherous actions resulting in the death of an innocent, old man. The dark side of human nature, and the dreadful actions that are taken within the stories, are prime examples of the devilish and demonic forces within our world. The dark side of human nature is expressed in “The Cask of Amontillado and “The Tell-Tale Heart” through the protagonist’s actions of guilt, deceit and insanity.

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe shows how the pride of a man can lead to his death. Montresor took pride in his family name and vowed to seek revenge. “When [Fortunato] ventured upon insult [Montresor] vowed revenge” (739). Montresor family motto, “Nemo me impune lacessit” (741), means no one dare attack me with impunity. Fortunato pride led

In the cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe there is a man named Montresor that decided to get revenge against a man named Fortunato who has been insulting him behind his back. Montresor decided to go to the Carnival festival to lure fortunato down into his family’s catacombs to bury him alive. Montresor is mentally unstable because of and insult that fortunato has been saying about him. Montresor also Lacks the evidence that supports his claims against fortunato’s “ thousands of injuries “ and “insults.” Montresor is mentally unstable because of and insult that fortunato has been saying about him .

In his short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe tells the story of a man, Montresor, who is ridiculed and belittled by what initially appears to be the villain of the story, Fortunato. Poe is not often taken seriously as a writer because of his tendency to include his personal characteristics, experiences and feelings into his works. Thus, the expression of the man who “vowed revenge” REF appears to mirror vulnerability of that of an orphaned Poe. He uses this raw vulnerability to

Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) is narrated by Montressor. He is a gothic narrator, as his motives are associated with revenge and mental instability. In fact, the story opens with Montressor’s description of revenge of his friend Fortunato, who supposedly “insulted” him, and he lures Fortunato to his family’s catacombs for his death. However, Montressor is unwilling to reveal Fortunato’s insult and he is uncertain of why he wants to commit the horrendous act. Montressor’s narration is unreliable, and as the story unfolds we deduce his mental state. By carefully analyzing the tale, Montressor’s psychological dilemma encourages us to find the missing pieces of the puzzle and interpret the events in a metaphorical sense suggesting that the events are far less associated with revenge but more with Montressor’s guilt.

The story begins with Montresor explaining to the reader as a narrator that a man named Fortunato has insulted and hurt him for a great deal of time. Montresor never explains what exactly Fortunato did to him, but considering how they interact with one another at the start of the story, it is very possible Poe knew about how real killers through history have been mentally disturbed in a way that warps how they view reality, such as taking great