A Eerie Revenge Deep inside of a basement cellar, with bones lying on the ground and no hope of anyone coming to find any soul that is trapped down in the endless hallways. This is the setting in which Fortunato was put in when Montresor was planning his revenge to kill him. Throughout this story Montresor plans to get his vengeance on Fortunato, for the horrible act that Fortunato has done to him. From beginning to end, “The Cask of Amontillado,” shows great examples of literary devices that are proven throughout the paper. Without question, “The Cask of Amontillado,” demonstrates the effective use of foreshadowing, irony, and suspense.
There was plenty of examples of foreshadowing where you could tell what was going to happen next. Foreshadowing is used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story. For one example Montresor describes, “From the fourth the bones had been thrown down, and lay promiscuously upon the Earth…” (377). This hints how the feeling in the room was raised to a death presence and will lead to Fortunato's demise. Towards the end Montresor notified, “... I soon uncovered a quantity of building stone and motor,” (378). This made it obvious that Fortunato …show more content…
Suspense is the intense feeling that the reader gets in waiting for an event to happen. Montresor described, “throwing the links about his waist, it was but the work of a few seconds to secure it,”(378). This is one example of when suspense was used well in this story because it heightened the reader's attention and curiosity during this frightening moment. Another example was when Montresor says, “I forced the last stone into its position; I plastered it up,” (379). From this example Montresor was decribing how he was putting the last stone into its postion. Montresor hesitated at first, but with no regret Montresor buried a man alive! Examples such as these make the stor more interesting and grabs the reader
There was plenty of examples of foreshadowing where you could tell what was going to happen next. Foreshadowing is used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story. For one example Montresor describes, “From the fourth the bones had been thrown down, and lay promiscuously upon the Earth…” (377). This hints how the feeling in the room was raised to a death presence and will lead to Fortunato's demise. Towards the end Montresor notified, “... I soon uncovered a quantity of building stone and motor,” (378). This made it obvious that Fortunato …show more content…
Suspense is the intense feeling that the reader gets in waiting for an event to happen. Montresor described, “throwing the links about his waist, it was but the work of a few seconds to secure it,”(378). This is one example of when suspense was used well in this story because it heightened the reader's attention and curiosity during this frightening moment. Another example was when Montresor says, “I forced the last stone into its position; I plastered it up,” (379). From this example Montresor was decribing how he was putting the last stone into its postion. Montresor hesitated at first, but with no regret Montresor buried a man alive! Examples such as these make the stor more interesting and grabs the reader