Sibling Rivalry In Poe's The Cask Of Amontilla

Sibling rivalry and revenge as emotions share something in common called loathing. There aren’t full details as to why both Montresor loathed Fortunato and why Sister loathed Stella-Rondo, but there are context clues to help support this. From lines 44-50 in The Cask of Amontillado Fortunato asks while in the vaults, “I forget your arms”(110 Poe) and “And the motto?”(110 Poe), Montresor answers these quickly and in a way of sharpness, in a sense it seems as though Montresor has told Fortunato this information before but Fortunato has forgotten or didn’t care. This conversation could lead the reader to believe that Fortunato careless attitude started Montresor’s loathing and ultimately his revenge. In Why I Live at the P.O. Sister and Stella-Rondo sibling rivalry could have all began when Stella-Rondo got married to Mr. Whitaker. It is shown that Sister loathes not only her Stella-Rondo but also how younger Stella-Rondo is and got married before her. …show more content…
mail, think of this: What will Stella-Rondo do now, if she wants to tell Mr. Whitaker to come after her?” (446 Welty) This leaves Stella-Rondo in tears but Sister couldn’t care less, sibling rivalry and loathing all wrapped