Edgar Allan Poe
During the time period that Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” takes place in, has family as well as personal pride important above all else, so important that Montresor when disrespected lead him to commit a vengeful murder of his dear friend Fortunato. Many people believe that “The Cask of Amontillado” was based during the 1800’s when Poe was still alive and his life may have had an influence on his story’s character Montresor. A piece of evidence showing the time period of the story is in “The Motive for Murder in ‘The Cask of Amontillado,’” by Elena V. Baraban who mentions that “Montresor wears a roquelaire, a cloak named after the Duke of Roquelaure (1656-1738). Roquelaire was a piece of clothing during the …show more content…
It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” These two compare because Poe may have felt as if someone in his life has done him wrong, however unlike Montresor he cannot take the revenge on who did. Throughout this time period Montresor uses the Italian festival’s as a way to lure Fortunato in disguise so no one would recognize the two of them. Charles N. Nevi in his article “Irony and ‘The Cask of Amontillado,”’ explains more in depth to Poe’s irony used in the story when he says, “The story’s setting is ironic in that a carnival is a happy place for gaiety, happiness and fun and games not for cruel, cold blood murder” (462) but in Elena Baraban’s article “The Motive for Murder in ‘The Cask of Amontillado,” she mentions that during the same year as “The Cask of Amontillado” Poe mentions an essay he wrote and said his stories are not by accident or intuition but “completion with precision and rigid consequences of a mathematical problem” expressing that there may be no real truth to why Montresor killed Fortunato. Despite whether or not Poe’s mental state has been put into the story consciously or not there is still a great deal of similarities between Poe and …show more content…
For the most their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity to practice imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires.” Fortunato is believed by many to be one of this British or Austrian millionaires which are all considered to be newly rich unlike Montresor’s family. Baraban additionally mentions that “being a descendant of a powerful aristocratic family, Montresor could not possible let Fortunato insult him with impunity. The Montresor’s motto is “nemo me impune lecessit” (“No one insults me with impunity)” and therefore, for Montresor, punishing his offender is a matter or honor, a matter of fulfilling his duty before his noble ancestry.” With this being said the murder of Fortunato was no more fulfilling Montresor’s family motto and keeping the full meaning of what it means to be a Montresor. The story is also believed to be, being told on Montresor’s death bed despite through this whole story the reader has been believed that Montresor was trying to regain his family pride and put to shame the one who disgraced him and his family name. Baraban once again mentions another writer G.R. Thompson who “argues that Montresor has failed to accomplish a perfect
During the time period that Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” takes place in, has family as well as personal pride important above all else, so important that Montresor when disrespected lead him to commit a vengeful murder of his dear friend Fortunato. Many people believe that “The Cask of Amontillado” was based during the 1800’s when Poe was still alive and his life may have had an influence on his story’s character Montresor. A piece of evidence showing the time period of the story is in “The Motive for Murder in ‘The Cask of Amontillado,’” by Elena V. Baraban who mentions that “Montresor wears a roquelaire, a cloak named after the Duke of Roquelaure (1656-1738). Roquelaire was a piece of clothing during the …show more content…
It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” These two compare because Poe may have felt as if someone in his life has done him wrong, however unlike Montresor he cannot take the revenge on who did. Throughout this time period Montresor uses the Italian festival’s as a way to lure Fortunato in disguise so no one would recognize the two of them. Charles N. Nevi in his article “Irony and ‘The Cask of Amontillado,”’ explains more in depth to Poe’s irony used in the story when he says, “The story’s setting is ironic in that a carnival is a happy place for gaiety, happiness and fun and games not for cruel, cold blood murder” (462) but in Elena Baraban’s article “The Motive for Murder in ‘The Cask of Amontillado,” she mentions that during the same year as “The Cask of Amontillado” Poe mentions an essay he wrote and said his stories are not by accident or intuition but “completion with precision and rigid consequences of a mathematical problem” expressing that there may be no real truth to why Montresor killed Fortunato. Despite whether or not Poe’s mental state has been put into the story consciously or not there is still a great deal of similarities between Poe and …show more content…
For the most their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity to practice imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires.” Fortunato is believed by many to be one of this British or Austrian millionaires which are all considered to be newly rich unlike Montresor’s family. Baraban additionally mentions that “being a descendant of a powerful aristocratic family, Montresor could not possible let Fortunato insult him with impunity. The Montresor’s motto is “nemo me impune lecessit” (“No one insults me with impunity)” and therefore, for Montresor, punishing his offender is a matter or honor, a matter of fulfilling his duty before his noble ancestry.” With this being said the murder of Fortunato was no more fulfilling Montresor’s family motto and keeping the full meaning of what it means to be a Montresor. The story is also believed to be, being told on Montresor’s death bed despite through this whole story the reader has been believed that Montresor was trying to regain his family pride and put to shame the one who disgraced him and his family name. Baraban once again mentions another writer G.R. Thompson who “argues that Montresor has failed to accomplish a perfect