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The Cask of the Amontillado is set on a dark, warm night on the streets when our main character(Monstresor) greets our victim(Fortunato).This horror story's theme throughout the story is revenge and how it leads up to the climactic moment. Overall I liked how Edgar Allen Poe composed this short story, more specifically I liked the creativeness and the manipulation of the mind. The only thing that I didn't like and didn't agree with, was the reasoning behind Monstresors motive. A big part of the

Literary analysis: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO The short story "THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO" is a story about of a person name Montresor. That has been seeking revenge. It's all happening in the Carnival season. Montresor was wearing a black silk mask. He says to Fortunato that he has something to pass for Amontillado, A light Spanish sherry. Fortunato wears the multi-colored costume of a jester with cone cap and bells. Montresor tells Fortunato that if he is too busy he can ask lunches to taste. Fortunato

Jenna Khachatourian English - Block D Mrs. Serki April 27, 2017 Title How would you feel if you were to die, plastered inside a wall? In the short story “The Cask of the Amontillado” written by Edgar Allan Poe, one of the characters die exactly like that. Montresor lures his former friend, Fortunato, into underground catacombs in a way that Fortunato couldn’t resist. Fortunato is very fond of wine, so Montresor tells him to follow him down to a vault where he could taste the Amontillado. From

Edgar Allen Poe is a known author, due to his dark detailed stories. One of his more famous pieces is Cask of Amontillado. Poe draws his audience in with a dark toned mood, and a cursory plot. Though, he has many details, he does not directly talk about the actions, which makes the reader have to process his work. The inception of the story starts with Montresor, stating his secret hatred of the man known as Fortunato “... neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good-will”

Panel 2 “The man wore motley. He had on tight fitting parti striped dressed, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bell.” (866). This costume was appropriate for the event that was happening which was the carnivals. This is a time in which participants participate in extreme behaviors, excessive drinking and over indulgence. It is the time before lent to bid farewell to meat eating. It is irony because ultimately he is about the face is death. Panel 3 Forturnato is motivated by his

relation to God “The Universe is a plot of God.” Is one of the main ideas expressed throughout “Eureka a Prose Poem” in which Edgar Allan Poe expresses his thoughts on the creation and purpose of the universe (Poe). As a writer Poe has been known to be a man of the arts, a poet. “Eureka” is truly one of its own among Poe’s works, especially since it was his last major work before his death(. A “Prose Poem” he called it. Although he was not expectant of his death, “Eureka” seems to be his last testament

A Horrible Tale of Murder Edgar Allan Poe is everywhere today and sometimes we don’t even realize that he influenced so many parts of modern society today. Edger Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19th, 1809 (Giordano). At an early age of two Poe’s horrors started and continued to expand as Poe grew older. Poe was born to parents who at the time were part of an acting company in Boston (Poetry foundation ). By three both Poe’s parents had died and he was living with a family friend the Allan

On October 7th, 1849 at 5:00 A.M Edgar Allen Poe was found dead, murdered in his room in the middle of the night by one of the several guests staying in his home. On the night of October 7th many things happened, all leading up to the murder of Poe, there are several suspicious things and several suspects. Edgar Allen poe was found in the black room on the floor inches from his desk on his back, one wide open one eye closed. On is chest laid a feather, on the floor next to him was a dropper,

Throughout Edgar Allen Poe’s life, there were events in his life, historical events, and literature characteristics of the time that greatly influenced his writing and are displayed in “A Dream within a Dream.” Edgar Allan Poe’s life was filled with death, abandonment, and bad luck. He was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. From the beginning of his life, he was abandoned. His father, David Poe, abandoned his family to debt and financial crisis in 1811. His mother, Elizabeth Poe, died in the same

A long long time ago, one man will face death by being trapped in the catacombs. In the story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe begins with a drunk man name Fortunato. Throughout the story, Fortunato hung out with Montressor. This man once called friend tricked Fortunato and left him for dead in the catacombs. The fact Fortunato is an alcoholic, gullible, and self-centered, makes him an easy target for Montressor to kill. Based on his actions, we can see that Fortunato is an alcoholic