In “The Cask of Amontillado”, which was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor was one of the main characters, he was an intelligent murder. In “Most Dangerous Game”, which was written by Richard Connell, the General was the antagonist, he was a brutal killer who murdered others for fun. Although the General and Montresor were both murders, the goals of their murders, the places where they killed others, and the ends of them were different.
First of all, Montresor and the General had different goals of murders. Montresor killed Fortunato because he wanted to revenge. He said: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” This sentence showed how Montresor hated Fortunato, he wanted to make Fortunato dead as soon as possible. The General had a relatively different goal of murders, he killed other people for fun. In the story, he told Rainsford that he hunted the scum of the earth: sailors from tramp ships- lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels, and he thought a thoroughbred horse of hound was worth more than a score of them. All in all, these two people’s goals were different, …show more content…
“Sometimes an angry god of the high seas sends them to me.” That was what he said to Rainsford. In conclusion, Montresor and the General killed people in different places.
Third of all, the ends of them were different. Montresor did not die after fifty years, and no one realized he was the murder. He said: “For the half of a century, no mortal has disturbed them.” The end of the General was totally different. He was eventually killed by Rainsford. “The General sucked in his breath and smiled. “I congratulate you,” he said. “You have won the game.” To conclude, they had different endings.
In brief, there were many differences between the General and Montresor, the different goals, the different places where they killed people, and the different ends, made them become
First of all, Montresor and the General had different goals of murders. Montresor killed Fortunato because he wanted to revenge. He said: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” This sentence showed how Montresor hated Fortunato, he wanted to make Fortunato dead as soon as possible. The General had a relatively different goal of murders, he killed other people for fun. In the story, he told Rainsford that he hunted the scum of the earth: sailors from tramp ships- lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels, and he thought a thoroughbred horse of hound was worth more than a score of them. All in all, these two people’s goals were different, …show more content…
“Sometimes an angry god of the high seas sends them to me.” That was what he said to Rainsford. In conclusion, Montresor and the General killed people in different places.
Third of all, the ends of them were different. Montresor did not die after fifty years, and no one realized he was the murder. He said: “For the half of a century, no mortal has disturbed them.” The end of the General was totally different. He was eventually killed by Rainsford. “The General sucked in his breath and smiled. “I congratulate you,” he said. “You have won the game.” To conclude, they had different endings.
In brief, there were many differences between the General and Montresor, the different goals, the different places where they killed people, and the different ends, made them become