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    In the story of Edgar Allen Po the story called “Cask of Amontillado, Montessori motto was if you insult me, I will get revenge on you. Basically do not mess with me or you will not see tomorrow. In this particular story Montessori wanted to kill his friend, because he insulted him and he wants revenge. This essay will be talking about different literary devices; style, symbolism, theme, etc, and, how they came into this particular story. During this particular story, it was interesting, but also

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    Edgar Allan Poe, an American short-story writer and poet, published “The Cask of Amontillado” in 1846, it was his last short story. The story is told in first person the narrator being “Montresor”. But we don’t learn this till later at the end of the story. Giving off a quick summary we have the narrator tell us at the start of the story that he has been hurt, insulted. By a man named Fortunato, who is dressed up as a jester for a carnival celebration. Who also is very drunk, so taking advantage

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    The poem “The Cask of Amontillado” has plenty of themes when reading it. The narrator has mix emotions on what Fortunato has done to him and wants to take revenge. It all started when the narrator tell us that his been emotionally hurt a couple of times by Fortunato. The narrator name was not mention till the end so for now I’m going to call him narrator. The narrator see Fortunato at a carnival and takes advantage of him since he was drunk. While Fortunato is drunk he will take revenge for everything

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    Chiara Cappelletti Professor Vega English 201-1112 February 8th THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO 5) Are individuals ever justified in taking justice into their own hands? 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. However, I believe that values and principles are the product of the society

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    The setting of a story is used by the author to portray the place and time where the story takes place. “The Cask of Amontillado” to Poe, was known as one of his finest works. The story ultimately ends as Fortunato is being chained by Montresor to a brick wall. He then encases Fortunato into the brick wall in the catacombs where he is left to continue his cry for help. Montresor expresses that he got away with the perfect murder being that after 50 years he has not been caught. In reality

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    The Cask Of Amontillado

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    In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, the author tells a story about how a gentleman named Montresor gets revenge on a man named Fortunato. The way that Montresor gets his revenge on Fortunato is by tricking Fortunato into his vaults, so that Montresor can lock Fortunato up in his vaults to die. Montresor uses Fortunato’s weakness of good wine to lure Fortunato in his catacombs. The main idea of this story is that a man’s attitudes can be his biggest weakness. This paper will talk about

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    The Cask Of Amontillado

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    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. Edgar Allan Poe: A Study of the Short Fiction, critic Charles E. May says, “We can legitimately hypothesize

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    The Cask of Amontillado

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    In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” the main character, Montresor, leads his enemy, Fortunato, into his catacombs, and there buries him alive by bricking him up in a niche in the wall; Poe gives no actual reason for this except to say that Montresor has been “insulted” in some way. In his Science Fiction work “Usher II,” Ray Bradbury adopts many of Poe’s works in creating his story—including pieces from “TCoA.” What separates Bradbury’s work from other authors who borrow works and re-imagine

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    detective fiction. Orphaned at a young age, Poe suffered a hard life, which in turn has inspired some of his writing, such as “The Cask of Amontillado”, a short story with a powerful theme of revenge. As an author, poet, and editor, Poe believed that all good short stories achieve unity through having a single emotional effect on the reader. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe creates an atmosphere of horror, which builds to one powerful, sinister, overwhelming effect on the audience. Through the use

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    Cask Of Amontillado Mood

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    The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is filled with mood, theme, and irony. Throughout the storyline, Montresor and Fortunato set the mood, show irony, and create a theme. It’s a heavily built plot based on revenge. The theme of "The Cask of Amontillado" is a powerful message of revenge. On page 209 Montresor says that Fortunato did him a wrong, and that he needs to get even with him. He goes so far with his plan of retribution that he pretends Fortunato is his friend. He tells him he can show

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