The Weapon And The Cask Of Amontillado

“Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power” William Gaddis. As seen in the short stories “The Weapon” by Fredric Brown and “The Cask Of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Pot people never seem to realize or understand how strong a person's power is until the damage is done, people will use weakness of others as their power or to their advantage and no matter how big or small the damage done to a person they will seek revenge. Throughout these short stories the audience realizes that people who abuse power often cause more damage than expected.

People never realize or understand how strong a person's power is until the damage is done. In “The Weapon” Mr.Graham did not realize how much power Mr.Niemand had until his more almost caused a lot of damage. “May I see that Harry( When he had it safely his hands shook as he examined it)”. Harry did not comprehend how much power Mr.Niemand gave him by giving him that revolver. Mr Graham did …show more content…
In “The Weapon” Mr.Niemand met Mr.Graham's son and realized he was mentally ill and used that to his advantage. “I took the liberty of bringing a small gift for your son, doctor. I gave it to him while you were getting the drinks for us. I hope you'll forgive me”. Mr.Niemand gave Mr.Graham's son his science experiment ( the revolver). He knew that Harry was his weakness and that it would get to him and it showed Mr.Graham what Mr.Niemad was capable of. When you look at “The Cask of Amontillado” there is some similarities. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montressor used Fortunato's weakness (wine) to his advantage.” But I have received a pipe of what passes for amontillado and I have my doubts”. Montressor used his knowledge on Fortunato's weakness, he knew that Fortunato could not resist wine so he used that to get him to go to the catacombs and kill him. When you look at both stories, characters use the weakness of other characters to their