In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe created a story where irony was a key aspect. Having irony in her story made the story come to life. These ironies all the lead the readers to the actual truth, but then they try to mislead the readers too. There are three types of irony in the story; verbal, situational, and dramatic irony.
First of all, in “The Cask Of Amontillado”, there were example verbal irony. Verbal irony plays an important role in showing Montresor’s hypocrisy. One example of verbal irony can be seen in Fortunato’s when Montresor first sees Fortunato at the carnival and says, “ My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met.” This statement is a type of verbal irony because Fortunato is not actually luckily met by Montresor, whose intentions are to murder Fortunato. He also speaks to Fortunato believe that he cares about his life. This is shown in …show more content…
It allows Montresor to kill Fortunato. Fortunato has no clue that Montresor intends to kill him. In fact, Montresor acts as if he respects Fortunato. Montresor knows he is taking advantage of Fortunato and expresses this when he says, “I continued, as was my want, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile was now the thought of his immolation.” Montresor knows how to work Fortunato. Fortunato blindness to the truth is so great, that when he is almost walked in he says, “A very good joke indeed.” In all reality, Montresor wasn’t joking and Montresor took Fortunato’s life. Montresor’s hypocrisy shows through his laid back way of taking advantage of Fortunato’s ignorance.
The author uses verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony to show that Montresor becomes a hypocrite in his mission to get revenge. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe paints a picture showing the hypocrisy of character Montresor, a revengeful hypocrite. Some of the worst hypocrites are people who are bent on revenge and
First of all, in “The Cask Of Amontillado”, there were example verbal irony. Verbal irony plays an important role in showing Montresor’s hypocrisy. One example of verbal irony can be seen in Fortunato’s when Montresor first sees Fortunato at the carnival and says, “ My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met.” This statement is a type of verbal irony because Fortunato is not actually luckily met by Montresor, whose intentions are to murder Fortunato. He also speaks to Fortunato believe that he cares about his life. This is shown in …show more content…
It allows Montresor to kill Fortunato. Fortunato has no clue that Montresor intends to kill him. In fact, Montresor acts as if he respects Fortunato. Montresor knows he is taking advantage of Fortunato and expresses this when he says, “I continued, as was my want, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile was now the thought of his immolation.” Montresor knows how to work Fortunato. Fortunato blindness to the truth is so great, that when he is almost walked in he says, “A very good joke indeed.” In all reality, Montresor wasn’t joking and Montresor took Fortunato’s life. Montresor’s hypocrisy shows through his laid back way of taking advantage of Fortunato’s ignorance.
The author uses verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony to show that Montresor becomes a hypocrite in his mission to get revenge. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe paints a picture showing the hypocrisy of character Montresor, a revengeful hypocrite. Some of the worst hypocrites are people who are bent on revenge and