Montresor from" The cask of Amontillado" and the landlady share many similarities. Montresor has an obsession about respect and revenge. He also doesn't know how to control the anger. Not only this but he is more likely an introvert person because he never told his feelings to his friend Fortunato. That's what leads Fortunato to his death. Just like Montresor, the landlady also has an obsession with the son she lost. Instead of accepting the truth that her children died, she decided to find some replacements for her sons. The way she did it is to killed young boys and stuffed them so she cant take care for them and treat them like her real sons. Even though that they have many things in common but they are still different in
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor uses deception to lure Fortunato to his death. Montresor deceives Fortunato into thinking that he has recently purchased Amontillado. Montresor says he believes he was not actually given Amontillado. He says this knowing that Fortunato’s pride will lead him to insist that he come to Montresor’s vaults and check the authenticity of the Amontillado for him. Montresor intoxicates Fortunato further while they are walking in the vaults. Once they get to the crypt where the Amontillado is said to be, Montresor chains Fortunato to a slab of granite and closes up the entrance to the crypt. Montresor leaves Fortunato to die from dehydration and starvation. In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the woman honestly tells her husband ,John, of the things she is experiencing. During their first few days in the new rental property, the woman tells John of her feeling that something is queer about the house. John responds by saying it is nothing more than a draught and closes the windows. As the story progresses, John says that the woman seems to be getting well. The woman starts to say that she is, “better in body perhaps” (Gilman 23) and is cut short by her husband who cares not to face the reality that her mental health is indeed deteriorating. After John is told by his wife that she sees things in the wallpaper, he
Montresor, fifty years after it happened, confesses to the murder of his foe, Fortunato. He justifies his actions by saying that Fortunato caused him a thousand injuries and therefore is seeking revenge.... ... middle of paper ... ... He tempts her by offering to give her independence from them, saying he is her lover, playing into her weakness of men.
A main theme presented in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is that Montresor shows obsession with the murder of fortunato. This is exemplified by Montresor’s precise planning, carefulness and slowness of speed in the process.
They also have a lot to say about each other as well which goes even
In the story "The Cask of Amontillado", Edgar Allen Poe tells the story of Montresor and Fortunato. This story has a much lighter mood to it, but from the beginning there is some tension between Fortunato and Montresor. The story its self has a
Montresor thought up a devious plan to humiliate Fortunato for insulting his family. For decades, he was able to layout his plan. He leads Fortunato to his palace with the promise of a very expensive wine. He tempts Fortunato by using reverse-psychology and told him that he was looking for Luchresi. Fortunato insists that he is better than Luchresi and goes with Montresor to taste the wine in his catacombs, leading further to Fortunato’s death. Montresor occasionally asked Fortunato to go back due to his cough. Fortunato persisted to get to the wine and said he would not die from a cough (pg. #).Towards the end of their journey to the wine, Montresor chains Fortunato in a small room and starts to encase him with a wall. Montresor has put mortar, brick, and tools beforehand to make it easier to kill Fortunato. He finally encases Fortunato, and he is never found. Montresor got away with the murder and confessed to it on his deathbed. Abner, on the other hand, takes out his anger by burning barns down. He also intimidates and treats other people poorly, especially if they are upper class. His anger and rage cause him to commit arson and destroy his boss's personal property. This prevents him from entering the houses of the plantation owners, which makes him angrier. He would also take out his anger on his son with mild abuse and not provide for him. However, this is less severe
Most readers would agree that Montressor, the protagonist in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", is mad to at least some degree. Is Montressor merely a twisted individual bent upon revenge or a man who lacks a superego? Assuming the latter is true, Fortunato was perhaps doomed for no reason discernable to someone possessing an ordered subconscious in which the superego assists the ego in policing the id. The injuries and insults visited by him upon Montressor might have been based on something so trivial as to confound the average man, or perhaps they existed only in the mind of the madman.
They are both put into two completely different positions, therefore they both act, and shape their characters in different ways.
second tnait that they have is that they are both hard working. One exarnple,of this trait is that
Montresor’s pride of self-respect and dignity is reflected from the very beginning of the story. He speaks about the frequent insults from Fortunato. While the details of the final insult are never revealed, it caused Montresor to seek revenge, to the point of murder. He
In "Cask of Amontillado", Montresor is the narrator. "The thousand of injuries of Fortunato he has borne as he best could; but when he ventures upon insult, Montresor vows revenge" (Poe 528). As the story unfolds, "Montresor's idea of perfect revenge" is "characteristically precise and logical in detail" as to how he commits his crime (Delaney 1).
Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado" is similar to the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" in that his obsession with consuming the soul of Fortunato influences his every action. However, it is with Fortunato himself that he is obsessed. He feeds off of Fortunato's pain, unlike the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" who's obsession is with destroying a menacing inanimate object. Montresor's entire conspiracy is focused around making Fortunato suffer, and for him to know just who is causing this suffering. This is why he goes to such lengths to put together this intricate strategy. It could have been so much easier to kill Fortunato in some easier, quicker way. Instead, he dedicates himself to torturing Fortunato. He creates a plan that leads Fortunato into the depths of the catacombs beneath his home, and kills him in an excruciating manner.
In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor sets out on a vengeful mission that will end Fortunato’s life in an untimely fate. Montresor appeals to Fortunato’s love for wine to tempt the unsuspecting fellow to his impending doom. While Montresor tricks the foolish Fortunato frightfully, it is ultimately Fortunato’s pride that leads to his demise in the crypt. Poe uses several literary devices to foreshadow this murderous exploit of Montresor. Through the use of irony, symbolism, and imagery, the story entices readers to delve into the relationships and differences between Montresor and Fortunato.
The first indirect factor that could contribute to Montresor’s vengeful act, and thus the story’s theme of revenge, is the character of Montresor. Montresor tends to harbor feelings of resentment and has a hard time not taking things out of context (Womack). He also plans the murder of Fortunato in advance and devises it in such a way that he will not be caught. In killing Fortunato, Montreso...
However, the diversity between the two is not always as spot on as they think, well, at least initially they don’t. They share characteristics such as independence and responsibility but play particular roles throughout life. Other characteristics that both compare and contrast such as innocence is a factor. And, of course, everyone develops differently with their own episodes as a child and then to become of