Everybody, despite what they say, has been driven by the fundamental force of anger to get revenge upon one another. Weather it’s between something foolish or something catastrophic, we all have plotted another's destiny because of our hatred. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, the author illustrates two characters, one named Montresor who vows revenge upon another, Fortunato. When Fortunato insulted Montresor, he made it his mission to destroy Fortunato. He took advantage of Fortunato's level of intoxication and brought him down to the Montresor catacombs, chained him to the wall and sealed him away from the rest of the world. Edgar Allen Poe uses diction to create a mood of suspense in his mysterious short story “The Cask of Amontillado.”
In the beginning of the story the audience learns of Montresor's hatred for Fortunado but is not quite sure what the conflict is between them. Montresor says “At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled-” (line 7-9) The author uses diction here by italicizing the word “length”. It stresses to the audience how greatly he cares about making Fortunato miserable and how he will go to extreme lengths to accomplish his goal. This is rather suspenseful because it makes the …show more content…
Montresor “But when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Line 3-4)… “To your vaults” (line 80).” By using the word “vowed” Montresor solemnly promises to himself that he will get revenge on Fortunato. When Fortunato say “to the vaults” there is a feeling that something will go wrong due to the fact that vaults are mysterious underground tunnels. When one thinks of a vault they don’t think happy thoughts they think of a dark and eerie underpass where bad things are bound to happen. The author created suspense here by making the reader curious as to what will happen down in these mysterious vaults with a clueless Fortunato and a vengeful
In the beginning of the story the audience learns of Montresor's hatred for Fortunado but is not quite sure what the conflict is between them. Montresor says “At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled-” (line 7-9) The author uses diction here by italicizing the word “length”. It stresses to the audience how greatly he cares about making Fortunato miserable and how he will go to extreme lengths to accomplish his goal. This is rather suspenseful because it makes the …show more content…
Montresor “But when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Line 3-4)… “To your vaults” (line 80).” By using the word “vowed” Montresor solemnly promises to himself that he will get revenge on Fortunato. When Fortunato say “to the vaults” there is a feeling that something will go wrong due to the fact that vaults are mysterious underground tunnels. When one thinks of a vault they don’t think happy thoughts they think of a dark and eerie underpass where bad things are bound to happen. The author created suspense here by making the reader curious as to what will happen down in these mysterious vaults with a clueless Fortunato and a vengeful