Catacombs of Paris

victim is naive it makes it easier to manipulate them because they don’t know what is wrong. For example, in “The Cask of Amontillado” Fortunato finds nothing wrong with descending into the catacombs for wine, “We came at length to the foot of the descent, and stood together on the damp ground of the catacombs of the Montresors.” (Poe 1).…

he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe 61). In Edgar Allan Poe’s short tale “Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor vows to exact revenge on Fortunato, the antagonist, because of a mere insult. For this reason, Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs away from the carnival. This results into Fortunato’s misfortune. Clearly, Montresor, the protagonist, is strategic, manipulative, and vengeful. Clearly, Montresor is strategic. In the beginning of the text, Montresor states, “It is about…

As they near the end of the catacombs, up comes a recess, which is basically a gap that allows you to go deeper into the depths of this catacomb. To fetch this pipe of amontillado, Montresor must strap himself into a chain and must be lowered down into the recess. Instead of Montresor doing this, Fortunato suggests he shall do it. Then…

The cask of Amontillado is a lie Montresor uses to lure Fortunato to his death. When the reader analyzes the title, “Amontillado” is the alcoholic beverage the narrator claims to have in his family’s catacomb, and “the casks” are barrels used for storing wine. Montresor tells Fortunato at the carnival that he “received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (525); in context, “cask” means the same thing as “pipe”. Interestingly, “cask” can also mean “casket”…

In the novel A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, there are many ways in which Ebenezer Scrooge is redeemed by Jacob Marley’s ghost and the three Christmas Spirits. The novel’s setting starts in London where there are serious world problems lurking. Dickens, throughout the novel, does not stray far from showing the importance of maintaining good humanity in one’s lifetime. Dickens depicts this through the main character, Scrooge, showing his redemption from the beginning and end of the…

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, which a story that revolves around the vivid memory of the narrator’s calculated moves, from inception to the murder itself. The narrator bares his soul, and his strong sense of paranoia to justify his sanity, but in the end, confirms his ‘madness’ by the vile act of murder he commits. The narrator reveals the profound truth, of how untruthful and deceiving the human heart could be, and at the same time, how it can be…

Bacchae by Euripides revolves around Dionysus, the god of wine, and his pursuit to establish himself as a god not only acknowledged, but also worshiped by the people of Thebes. While attempting to make a name for himself, Dionysus also strives to punish those who deny him and make a laughing stock of his and his mother’s name. In particular, Dionysus is out to get his own family because they have turned on him. Among these family members is Pentheus, the king of Thebes, who has forbidden the…

story are conflicts, irony, and foreshadowing. The story has conflict all through it. The conflicts are all in different ways. Man vs self is a conflict that Montresor was dealing with. Montresor says “My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so” (870). This shows that Montresor is feeling a little bit of guilt about the plan he is doing. Man vs Man is another conflict that played a huge part in this story. Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato. Montresor says, “When…

Edgar Allan Poe, revenge is taken to the point of murder, simply for the act of insulting an individual to the breaking point. The breaking point was the night of a carnival, where Montresor exacted his revenge by leading Fortunato into the family catacombs, with intent of ending his life. While society would feel that killing is an extreme measure for the act of teasing, there is a certain amount of foolishness from both parties involved. By reading “The Cask of Amontillado,” a reader will…

Introduction: Is revenge fair? Revenge can be used to get back at people because the person might want justice. Revenge is not always the right thing to do because it just lasts for a while until you realize that revenge is a destructive and violent response to being angry. It is a misguided way to change shame into pride. Sometimes revenge can lead to being taken advantage of by someone else or it can lead to regret. For example, in the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Poe revenge…