Edgar Allen Poe was a very mysterious and dark writer of poetry. Two of Poe’s literary works; “A Tell Tale Heart” and “A Cask of Amontillado”, may seem as tho they are very similar in their writing but they actually have many different aspects. Poe’s writing in both of the stories is very mysterious and dark. In both stories Poe writes about killing people and has insane ways of doing just that. In “A Tell Tale Heart” the main character has a problem with the old man’s eye. He decided to take the man’s life. The main character chopped up the man’s body and hid him under the floorboard. The story goes on and the main character couldn’t take the guilt of being a murder and started having hallucinations of the heart of the dead old man beating.
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One symbolic aspect is the carnival. Montresor states: “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, I encountered my friend” (Poe 715). The carnival is symbolic to the story, because it represents a affable time to lure Fortunato to the catacombs. Another symbolic reference is the title of the story. “Cask” is the same as “casket”. This represents how Montresor led Fortunato down to the catacombs to be buried alive in the brick casket. Fortunato’s costume is also symbolism. Fortunato is dressed as a joker. Fortunato’s purpose was to entertain people. On Fortunato’s hat there were bells that jingled every time he moved. This is symbolism because the bells were the last sound Montresor heard, before he put the last brick into the wall. The theme in “A Cask of Amontillado” and “A Tell Tale Heart” is very different. In “A Cask of the Amontillado” the theme is revenge. Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato. In support of his family motto “Nemo me impune lacessit” (No one insults me with impunity) (Poe 717). Montresor states that the coat of arms has “A huge human foot d’or in a field of azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are embassies in the heel” (Poe 717). Montresor’s family thinks it is important to have their victim know exactly what is happening to them. This entails that Montresor’s plan has to be very thought
One symbolic aspect is the carnival. Montresor states: “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, I encountered my friend” (Poe 715). The carnival is symbolic to the story, because it represents a affable time to lure Fortunato to the catacombs. Another symbolic reference is the title of the story. “Cask” is the same as “casket”. This represents how Montresor led Fortunato down to the catacombs to be buried alive in the brick casket. Fortunato’s costume is also symbolism. Fortunato is dressed as a joker. Fortunato’s purpose was to entertain people. On Fortunato’s hat there were bells that jingled every time he moved. This is symbolism because the bells were the last sound Montresor heard, before he put the last brick into the wall. The theme in “A Cask of Amontillado” and “A Tell Tale Heart” is very different. In “A Cask of the Amontillado” the theme is revenge. Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato. In support of his family motto “Nemo me impune lacessit” (No one insults me with impunity) (Poe 717). Montresor states that the coat of arms has “A huge human foot d’or in a field of azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are embassies in the heel” (Poe 717). Montresor’s family thinks it is important to have their victim know exactly what is happening to them. This entails that Montresor’s plan has to be very thought