What Is The Theme Of Revenge In The Cask Of Amontillado

<br>The way the narrator treats his enemy is one of the clearest examples for ironic elements. When the characters meet, Montresor realises that Fortunato is afflicted with a severe cold, nevertheless he makes a point of him looking "remarkably well". Montresor acts in the most natural and friendly way towards the man object of his revenge, and even praises his "friend's" knowledge in the subject of wines. Also upon their meeting, Montresor begins a psychological manipulation of Fortunato. He claims that he needs his knowledge to ascertain that the wine he has purchased is indeed Amontillado. Furthermore, he acknowledges that Fortunato is engaged in another business (i.e.: the celebration of carnival), so he would go to Luchresi, who, one is made to believe, is a competitor of Fortunato's. To these words, Fortunato is forced by his pride to accompany Montresor to the vaults (where the Amontillado is kept), dissipate his doubts and also to prove his higher status than Luchresi as a connoisseur of wine. In fact, during their way down under in the catacombs, the twisted mind of Montresor, dares to give Fortunato the chance to go back, due to the almost unbearable dampness and foulness rampant in the vaults and Fortunato's state of health. The narrator clearly knows about the stubborn nature of Fortunato, and is

It is like who are we to do that. They are the people who got hurt, so we don’t know how they felt when they decided to revenge. I do accept their desire, since we all human and can be hurt by others. Basically, we feel so many things inside our heads after revenges, not all of them are either positive or negative. They are both. Our attitudes and behaviors are not always representing who are we, sometimes it is sort of an expression of our feelings. In the Cask of Amontillado, the narrative has been silent for fifty years without telling anyone, probably he regrets his revenge. Also, the narrative’s reactions as telling us now, after fifty years does not mean everyone should be judged as they will regret. As one person have two sides [good and bad in same time] and they are using the side that fit the situations that they are in. There are good and bad people too. Perhaps, the narrative regrets as I said earlier, but you will not. Who knows? It says about us as humans, we have different feelings, reaction, stimulates, and behaviors. Each one reacts to revenge in their own ways. As well as, they have their own definition for

Revenge is part of human nature but is such a strong emotion that uncontrolled it will eventually cause harm to all those involved, not even the perpetrator comes out unscathed. A successful act of revenge, one without consequences involves the manipulation of others whilst still maintaining a façade of trust. Euripides’ play, ‘Medea’ presents a ruthless woman with manipulative skills to convince and outwit, and a love for the challenge of revenge, although she is eventually hurt going to extreme lengths to bring ‘justice’. Similarly, Montresor of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ uses his friendship with Fortunato to his advantage, as he is able to capitalize on his victim’s weaknesses, however even years after Montresor still feels guilty.

In “The Cask of Amontillado” the main character, Montresor, is angry at one of his friends, Fortunato, for making fun of his family name. He decides that he must get revenge on Fortunato for making fun of him and devises a plan. Montresor takes advantage of Fortunato’s love for wine and lies to him by telling him that he has one of the finest wines there is down in his cellar. He tells Fortunato that he wants him to taste it by to see if it is Amontillado quality. He even goes on to tell him that if he is too busy to try his new wine he will ask his other friend who Fortunato sees inferior when it comes to tasting wine.

Revenge lies within all of us, but we choose if we follow through with our actions. As humans, we can seek revenge and show our true emotions, or we can mask our feelings to stop the need of revenge. Imagery is utilized in the short story and and poems, The Cask of Amontillado, “Romance”, and “Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe to convey the overall theme that we should accept change and not have to mask ourselves for a positive outcome.

The short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, written by Edgar Allan Poe, is about a man trying to get revenge on another man. In the story Montresor is the protagonist in this story and is the one that wants revenge on Fortunato. In this story Montresor tricks Fortunato into going into his families catacombs to kill him. Fortunato is a wine connoisseur so Montresor uses that against him by telling him he has an expensive cask of wine, called Amontillado. Throughout the story Montresor displays that revenge is a must in his eyes. In the short story “Cask of Amontillado”, Edgar Allen Poe portrays Montresor as a villain-antihero protagonist in order to complete the theme some people must have revenge.

The Cask of Amontillado written by Edgar Allan Poe is about a man named Montresor who seeks revenge on another man named Fortunato. Montresor meets Fortunato at a carnival and lures him away using wine, because he knows Fortunato can’t resist wine. Fortunato is anxious to try the wine so he goes into Montresor’s vault. While in the vault, Montresor begins to bury Fortunato alive. As Fortunato begins to sober up, he realizes what Montresor was doing. The central idea of the story is that revenge is a driving force which causes people to behave in a way that is untrue to who they are.

In the beginning of the story, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” (Edgar, 1) Montresor vowed to avenge because Fortunato ventured upon insult him. The tragedy began to take shape. After that Montresor pretended he wanted Fortunato to come to his home for discriminating the authenticity of the wine that he bought. In fact, he was trying to kill Fortunato

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a short piece of Gothic fiction that centers around vengeance, pride, and the dangers that come with excessive arrogance. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, an unnamed narrator, who is later revealed to be named Montresor, recalls the time when he took revenge upon an acquaintance, Fortunato. Angered by the countless insults from the arrogant Fortunato, he vows to exact vengeance with impunity. During the night of Carnival, Montresor lures a drunk, oblivious Fortunato to his palazzo. With the promise of Amontillado, a vintage Spanish wine, the devious Montresor coaxes Fortunato down into the catacombs. Montresor’s process of vengeance is slow. Patience is deemed a virtue, and in the case of Montresor, indeed it is. Slowly urging Fortunato into his doom is Montresor’s tour de force. Eventually, he chains Fortunato to a wall, bricks him in, and immolates him. Following his crime, he proceeds to explain to the audience that the event happened half a century ago, knowing if he does not tell his secret now, he will regret it later.

In the beginning of the story, the narrator tells the reader that Fortunato has betrayed him by hurting him – even worse, by insulting him. He does not state how he hurt him or what Fortunato said that was insulting to him, but it must have been bad enough for him to seek revenge. As the story goes on, Montresor meets Fortunato at a carnival celebration where Fortunato is dressed in jester clothing. Montresor takes advantage of him being drunk to mention that he has found a barrel of Amontillado and that perks Fortunato’s interest, since he has such a huge interest in wine/alcohol. So, they both go to a catacomb, or an underground graveyard, because that is where the Amontillado is supposedly stored. The further Montresor leads Fortunato, the more he continues drinking the wine he was offered and the more he keeps coughing. Montresor acts concerned about his cough and is

Fortunato is interested in sampling this rare wine that Montresor claims to have in such a large quantity. Montresor says, “But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts” (Poe 5). Montresor shows uncertainty to Fortunato that his wine is authentic. His goal in this is to entice him into coming back to his vaults. In his article, “The Cask of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allan Poe,” Morsberger explains, “Knowing his victim’s vanity, Montresor baits him by saying that some fools argue that Luchesi’s taste is as fine as Fortunato’s” (1). By suggesting Luchesi is an expert, it basically assures that Fortunato will want to come to the vaults. He prides himself on being knowledgeable about wine and will not allow someone else to take his position. While in the catacombs, Montresor speaks about his family motto, Nemo me impune lacessit. This phrase translates to, “No one provokes me with impunity.” Montresor is willing to go to great lengths to defend his family motto, as it explains no one is exempt from punishment. Many people exploit others using what they love, because their passion for it is blinding. Fortunato being so invested in the thought of tasting the wine causes everything else to go unnoticed. Despite already manipulating Fortunato, drawing him to the vaults through curiosity is not Montresor’s last way of

When we think of someone who is insane, we think of someone who is unstable in their disordered state of mind. We wouldn’t think of someone who is clever; however, in Edgar Allen Poe’s work of literature “The Cask of Amontillado,” perceptions are changed. The protagonist known as Montresor is cruel, twisted, and ruthless. Through Poe’s gothic style of writing, we see vengeance prevail through the psychopathic character Montresor. Despite Montresor’s psychopathic actions, his strategic ability to lure Fortunato to his death with reverse psychology makes him more clever than psychologically distorted.

Revenge feels so good, especially when it is towards someone else and not you right. Have you ever felt like someone had done something extremely horrible to you, and you just had a certain urge of getting back at them? Maybe you felt like it would make you feel better to treat that person worse than they treated you in the past. I’m pretty sure we have all felt this way, but in the end Revenge is just revenge. In this story “The cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allen Poe, who is one of my favorite authors because he talks about revenge in some very mysteries way, he puts it in a way that everyone can understand but yet to figure out why Montresor wanted revenge.

Have you ever passed a complete stranger and a picked up a certain vibe from them that just doesn't feel right? When reading the short story “The Cask of the Amontillado” that is the feeling that I absorb from Montresor. In the text, Montresor seeks revenge on his “quack” of a friend Fortunato. Montresor leads Fortunato into the damp, dark, eerie catacombs ;there he is able to seize his victim and chain him to the mossy wall. Montressor then finishs his destructive deed by walling up Fortunato. The last ring of the bell upon Fortunato's cap and he was dead. Edgar Allen Poe does a remarkable job of portraying Montresor as vengeful, corrupted, but sadly clever person.

Fortunato is the man who had injured and insulted Montressor. Montressor plots to kill Fortunato for throwing shade on his family. When Fortunato and Montressor run into each other at a carnival, Fortunato is nearly intoxicated while Montressor is explaining how he has acquired a pipe of a very expensive and highly-desired wine called "Amontillado." He is planning to seek for a worthy, so to speak, and professional wine