Foreshadowing In The Cask Of Amontillado

Foreshadowing is one of the most commonly used and helpful literary terms. It can be found in many, if not all, pieces of literature to develop the character’s personalities. For example, in the short story,“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Poe the foreshadowing helps to characterise Montresor, the main character, as cocky. Also, in the short story “The Most Dangerous game” by Richard Connell foreshadowing hints at how Rainsford is boastful and inhumane. In both of these short stories the authors use foreshadowing to develop characterization of the protagonists. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Poe uses foreshadowing to display Montresor’s cocky attitude. For example, the foreshadowing is shown as cocky Montresor is leading Fortunato to his death: “‘Enough’, he said; “the cough is mere nothing it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough’ ‘True-true,’ I replied; ‘and, indeed, I had no intention of alarming you unnecessarily’” (Poe 9). Montresor is making fun of Fortunato, as Poe uses foreshadowing, when Montresor talks about …show more content…
They’ve no understanding.’ he is showing he doesn’t believe in the value of life. He believes that his enjoyment in hunting is more important than life which is the same as General Zaroff’s beliefs on a smaller level. This suggests that later on his beliefs will develop even more and he will become further inhumane. Additionally, this characterization is foreshadowing when later on he proves he doesn’t value life as he loves General Zaroff and then takes his place: “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided” (Connell 13). Here he becomes fully inhumane because when he sleeps in General Zaroff’s bed it symbolizes that he is one of General Zaroff’s type. The foreshadowing above is proven here to be leading up to this moment and characterizing Rainsford through the foreshadowing. To conclude with, Connell uses foreshadowing to characterize Rainsford as boastful and