The Sanity within The Cask of Amontillado
Is Montressor sane? In the story by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Cask of
Amontillado," the narrator, Montressor premeditates the murder of
Fortunato from vowing revenge to having the tools in the catacombs
ready and waiting. When Montressor and Fortunato reach the end of the
catacombs, Montressor continues with his plan and walls Fortunato into
the catacombs returning the previous skeleton to its rightful place.
At the end of the story, Montressor feels guilty as he tells the story
of what happened fifty years prior and tells Fortunato to rest in
peace. By vowing revenge, methodically planning and following through
with such a meticulous plan, and the feelings of guilt and remorse
fifty years after the fact, Montressor shows that he planned the
murder step by step, and proves that he is sane.
Montressor premeditates the murder from vowing revenge to having the
tools in the catacombs ready and waiting. Montressor vows revenge, but
not just revenge, he vows that at length he will be avenged.
Montressor states, "That neither by word nor deed had I given
Fortunato cause to doubt my good-will (Poe 563)." Montressor shows
with this statement that he has the capability of knowing what he has
premeditated is wrong. Montressor waits to get revenge during the
madness of the carnival, a time when it is likely neither will be
missed from the festivities. When Montressor meets Fortunato in the
palazzo, he tells of the Amontillado he has received, and that he has
his doubts on the genuineness. Montressor knows that Fortunato is a
wine connoisseur and will be intrigued at the thought of Amontillado
being so near. Montressor tells Fortunato that since he is otherwise
engaged in the ...
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Literary devices are tools used by the author to help the reader understand a given literary work. Writers use different literary devices depending on their style and what they wish their reader to get out of their work. One important literary device that is essential for a successful literary work is theme. Theme is the general insight into life that the author shares with the reader. There are a number of different methods from which an author can choose to present his/her theme. One common strategy is to communicate the theme through the use of mood; the overall feeling or emotion conjured within the reader. In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Cask of Amontillado," and in Saki's short story, "The Interlopers," the mood evoked within the reader is used to communicate the short story's overall theme.
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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.
An important element in any story is setting. Authors use setting to convey certain feelings brought on by the character’s surroundings. It also subliminally serves to illustrate the character’s intentions. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe uses the dark, imposing setting to do just that, communicate the underlying theme of the story, being death, revenge and deception.
Edgar Allan Poe is a famous writer in writing detective stories and horror stories. One of his horror stories, “The Cask of Amontillado” was talking about how a man took his revenge to his friend. However, to look deeply in this story, I found that this story was not just simply a horror tale about how a man gets his revenge in the safest way. Instead, it also demonstrates much irony in several areas: the title, the event, the season, the costume, the environment, the characters’ personalities, a man’s dignity and cockiness and at the end, the public order. he are
Edgar Allan Poe is one of greatest American authors and poets. He is well-known as a master of using irony in his story. “The Cask of Amontillado” is a horror story about revenge of Montresor upon Fortunato. Fortunato believes Montresor is his good friend, but he ends up with being chained and walled in to the catacombs. There are three types of irony used in this short story: verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Using these ironies, Poe wants the readers to understand about Montresor’s “friendship” with Fortunato.
Paying someone back for their harmful actions can feel quite rewarding at times. In “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe creates a mood of suspense and eeriness to accompany his theme of revenge.
“The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allan Poe, takes place during carnival in Italy. The reader can figure out that it is in Italy because of the Italian names of the characters. Based on the description of the character’s costumes and the type of the language that they speak, the reader can assume that the story was in the renaissance era. Catacombs, where the characters’ journey takes place, can even be considered as a character. It is damp and dark and it is apart from the rest of the society. No one can hears Fortunato’s screams and also no one can realizes what was happened down there for fifty years until the time that Montresor confesses in his dead bed. Montresor commits the crime
In this short story “The Cask Of Amontillado” I think that there is a lesson and that lesson is be careful who you trust and don’t let what you love kill you. Edgar Allan Poe shows that what you love can kill you and the people you know and may trust my not be the ones that you should trust after all.
In Author Edgar Allan Poe's story, "The Cask of Amontillado", the main character, Montresor, is determined to seek his revenge on his fellow friend Fortunado due to his rude remarks towards him. Montresor comes up with a very treacherous and sneaky plan in which he would strategically bump into Fortunado at the carnival. After this, Montresor would lower Fortunado into his house, take him down to the catacombs, and then bury him alive in one of the caves, no mercy would be had for him. This story is rather sinister in the way it is portrayed, tying in the themes of honor and revenge. Montresor never really tells the reader what insults Fortunado told against him, but it is made quite obvious that Montresor is engulfed into seeking revenge against
Jason Voorhees, Freddy Kruger, and Michael Myers. Demonic Possession, Ghost, and Aliens. All of these people and things are associated with one thing nowadays. The horror genre. It was always like that though. Horror wasn’t based off of slashing someone to pieces, or turning a corner and something pops out making you jump. What about the genre of horror in writing? Who would be considered the forerunner in horror writing? Today a lot of people would probably name Stephen King for that, and would probably place the book “It” at the top of the list for best horror writings of all time, while a few would give mention to Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was an American author in the early 1800’s. While he has written so many poems and short stories, arguably his most famous one to date is “The Raven.” Even The Simpsons have made a spin-off episode of it for their Treehouse of Horror Series.
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 great lengths to fanatically defend their honor.
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.
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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.