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    Amontillado Allusions

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    Edgar Allen Poe wrote the short story The Cask of Amontillado in 1846 as a tale of mystery and horror. Poe has exceeded the expectations of creativity in forming a work of literature and adeptly draws in the attention of very scholarly readers. This is proven in the fluency and brilliance of his story and proceed to be made known in his other works of literature as well. In The Cask of Amontillado, Poe applies irony, allusions, and hyperboles to prove to the readers the supremacy of his expertise. Poe’s use of hyperboles adds to the dramatic effect of the story. He is a very powerful writer and conveys his ideas in such a graceful way. He wrote, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (372). In saying this, he is alluding to the character’s unnoted…

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    Cask Of Amontillado

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    The Cask of Amontillado Poe composed his story, as a reaction to his individual adversary Thomas Dunn English. Poe and English had a few showdowns, spinning around abstract personifications of each other. “Poe felt that one of English 's compositions went a bit too far and efficiently sued the other man 's editors at The New York Mirror for slander in 1846” (Rust 30). That year English distributed a requital based novel called 1844, or, The Power of the S.F. Its plot was convoluted and hard to…

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    Cask Of Amontillado

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    The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allan Poe, is a short story told from the point of view of a man, Montresor, that’s filled with hatred and vengefulness towards Fortunato. Poe develops the hateful and vengeful theme of this short story through his usage of the literary elements, more specifically the point of view, the usage of irony, and the setting of the story. He also does a good job of developing the theme through his establishment of a suspenseful, disturbing tone. In his poem Fable for…

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    The Cask Of Amontillado

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    The Cask of Amontillado The story “The Cask of Amontillado” is writing from the narrator Montresor perspective. He claims revenge against Fortunato who had insulted him in a thousand ways. The story begins with Montresor telling the story to an unidentified “You.” He explains that he had tolerated “a thousand injuries of Fortunato,” but Fortunato finally went too far. So he formulated a plan for revenge. Omit, Fortunato see Montresor as a friend, and he does not suspect about Montresor plan; he…

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    Amontillado Lessons

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    The Cask of Amontillado “The truth of your character is expressed through the choice of your actions” (Dr. Steve Maraboli). Edgar Allan Poe had a gift for making his characters come alive in his stories. Not only is this quote relevant for society today, but it also correlates perfectly with the main character, Montresor. Throughout “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor shows the reader numerous times that his character is vindictive, manipulative, but yet shares a valuable learning opportunity…

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    Amontillado Symbolism

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    1).The Amontillado: The word cask, a sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids, is a symbol of fortunato's passion for good wine The bells on fortunato hat: It symbols that fortunato is dressed as a fool a symbolic representation of what he is The Nitre: because it foreshadows Montresor’s murder of Fortunato, because he comments on how Fortunato should not go into the vault because he has a cold. The trowel: it symbolizes what's gonna happen to fortunato The catacombs: A symbol of…

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    Jeremy Rueth Ariel McCarter English III 6 December 2016 The Cask of Amontillado Literary Analysis The Cask of Amontillado is a work of literature which has a strong allusion to the nature of man, although unlike other common romantic and gothic literature of the time, its theme is not shrouded or unclear. Throughout the story, the writer gives the reader hints as to what will happen and what he is alluding to. The theme of the Cask of Amontillado is revealed throughout the story to be the…

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    I had been at the carnival all day, drinking having fun, just enjoying my day. I mean it was carnival, what's not to love about that? one of the few times you can drink a lot without being judged. I mean I was a man of wine, fine, expensive wine. I was just sitting there with a drink in hand when Montresor walked across to me and said. ‘’ My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you look today. But I have received a pipe of what passes for amontillado, and I have my…

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    Edgar Allan Poe uses a lot a irony in his writing that is one of the ways he helps drive the plot in “The Cask of Amontillado”. In the beginning of “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe created a dark and mysterious setting. He makes a witty comment during the climax. Montresor said that he is a mason but he is not part of the brotherhood. At the ending of the story Poe leaves you at a cliffhanger. He helps the plot with the setting. Edgar Allan Poe writes dark stories so most of his…

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    Cask Of Amontillado Irony

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    Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” follows many of the axioms to which Poe’s writing is known. His last short story, “The Cask of Amontillado” deals with many elements commonly found in works of fiction. The point of view, setting, and the use of irony all work together to create a horrifyingly perfect short story that manages to be both entertaining and vile simultaneously. In terms of this essay N.I.S. doesn’t just stand for National Intelligence Service, but instead narrator, irony,…

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