Edgar Allen Poe was the king of horror in the mid 1800’s. He created many famous short stories, which surprisingly were based on his own life events. The story “Cask of Amontillado” and “Eye for an Eye” are prime examples of this. The story “Eye for an Eye” and “Cask of Amontillado” both have the main theme of getting revenge. To start off with the little similarities, both stories involve getting some sort of revenge. In “Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor was plotting revenge on the character, Fortunato. Montresor never fully stated as to why he wanted to seek revenge, but we can infer that Fortunato may have taken his place for something or did something that upset him quite a lot. In the passage, Montresor states that he is a part of the
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In “Cask of Amontillado” Montresor wanted to make sure no one would be able to find the body. So, he brought Fortunato down to a dungeon. There, while Fortunato was drunk, he shackled him down. Then, Montresor began to seal up the dungeon with a brick wall. After he was done and Fortunato died, no one found him for years. Therefore, Montresor never had to take the blame, or, even have people know he was associated with Fortunato. Similarly, “An Eye for An Eye” went down the same way. However, there were some minor differences. To begin, after Lieutenant Massie was murdered by Captain Green, his fellow friends were on the hunt for Green. They gave him liquor, until he was drunk. Then, they took him down to a underground dungeon. There, the friends of Massie shackled Green down to the ground and began to seal him inside, by building up bricks with cement. The same as “Cask of Amontillado”, no one realized where he was for years. Until 1905, when men were repairing the fort, and stumbled upon the old ancient cellar where the dungeon was supposed to be, they found a blank wall. Behind the wall, there was a body shackled to the ground with a desinigrated army uniform on. So, similarly, the two stories relate in some types of
In “Cask of Amontillado” Montresor wanted to make sure no one would be able to find the body. So, he brought Fortunato down to a dungeon. There, while Fortunato was drunk, he shackled him down. Then, Montresor began to seal up the dungeon with a brick wall. After he was done and Fortunato died, no one found him for years. Therefore, Montresor never had to take the blame, or, even have people know he was associated with Fortunato. Similarly, “An Eye for An Eye” went down the same way. However, there were some minor differences. To begin, after Lieutenant Massie was murdered by Captain Green, his fellow friends were on the hunt for Green. They gave him liquor, until he was drunk. Then, they took him down to a underground dungeon. There, the friends of Massie shackled Green down to the ground and began to seal him inside, by building up bricks with cement. The same as “Cask of Amontillado”, no one realized where he was for years. Until 1905, when men were repairing the fort, and stumbled upon the old ancient cellar where the dungeon was supposed to be, they found a blank wall. Behind the wall, there was a body shackled to the ground with a desinigrated army uniform on. So, similarly, the two stories relate in some types of