Catacombs of Paris

It is obvious that Montresor is meticulous in his planning of Fortunato’s murder. He makes sure that no one is around to witness Montresor leading Fortunato to the catacombs. Fortunato does not suspect a thing since the carnival provides a very reasonable explanation for all the attendants to be absent at once. Then they continue to the vault. In the vault, Fortunato starts coughing intensely which makes him “impossible…

tricked by Montresor when Montresor gets Fortunato drunk and lures him into the family catacombs. Fortunato eventually is trapped and left to die by Montresor. The traits that eventually led to Fortunato’s death are his friendliness, carelessness, and pride. Fortunato's friendliness is one of his character traits that made him gullible to Montresor's trick. When Fortunato is being walked into the catacombs he says,"You? Impossible! A mason?" (Poe 290) From this it is concluded that Fortunato…

Much of American Gothic literature shares the same theme: evil. Two popularliterary works, Moby Dick by Herman Melville and The Scarlet Letter by NathanielHawthorne, share the theme of evil. The evil in the work Moby Dick is in Captain Ahab,the captain of a whaling ship, whose only goal was to kill the white whale, Moby Dick,no matter the obstacles or consequences. Evil in The Scarlet Letter was in the form ofRoger Chillingworth, Hester Prynne’s presumed dead husband. His goal was to cause…

First, the carnival is a symbol of freedom and happiness, where people celebrates life. The catacombs represent imprisonment and confinement, where the deaths rest. The Amontillado has different meanings for each character. For Fortunato it represent pleasure; on the contrary for Montresor it symbolize a mean to get his revenge. The irony is present…

at a catacombs, which they are described as a place of death. This makes a perfect placed to cover up a murder on a perfect day. This result is even more compelling because the beginning of the story offers readers an intrigue story of revenge with no true cause. Fortuanto weakness of love for wine was used against him in order to trick him into his own death. Poe uses the setting of Montresor's family wine room as the perfect setting for Montresor plan. The wine room leads to the catacombs…

madness of the carnival season, I encountered my friend” (Poe 715). The carnival is symbolic to the story, because it represents a affable time to lure Fortunato to the catacombs. Another symbolic reference is the title of the story. “Cask” is the same as “casket”. This represents how Montresor led Fortunato down to the catacombs to be buried alive in the brick casket. Fortunato’s costume is also symbolism. Fortunato is dressed as a joker. Fortunato’s purpose was to entertain people. On…

Revenge of The Demon Lover A promise should alway be carried out to whomever, when it fails revenge will take place. A promise should alway be carried out to whomever, when it fails revenge will take place. In the short story The Demon Lover, Bowen uses the primary character Mrs. Drover, to depict how far one person will go for revenge and the internal conflict of a memory. Mrs. Drover is murdered by an ex-lover who wants his bitter revenge after a failed promise. Elizabeth Bowen was born in…

In Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff is seeking Justice. He is looking for revenge since he was brutally abused and was treated very badly. He had many problems with Hindley and passed through some horrible times. First, in the story of Wuthering Heights, Heathclif and Hindley had many problems between each other. Heathcliff was currently seeking revenge on him. He didn’t care how long it would take to seek revenge on him, but he only hoped he didn’t die before Hindley. In the book, Heathcliff…

story of vengeance, madness, and murder. Montresor, who is the vile narrator, tells us his profound hate toward Fortunato. Montresor decides to tempt Fortunato with his fondness for wine, in order to take him to his house all the way down to the catacombs and kill him. In my first drawing, in the top part is drawn the dusk, which symbolizes that something bad is going to happen. The balloons and the ornaments reflect the carnival season. Fortunato is the drawing of the drunken jester man that is…

for Montresor to be unnoticed in the luring of Fortunato to his catacombs. Therefore, Montresor entices Fortunato to follow him by using his love and knowledge of wine. This was by far the easiest way because Montresor sees Fortunato as this naïve, weak, and conceited soul. As they reach the catacombs located deep beneath Montresor’s home. It was place of mystery. The walls laced with the bones of family. The catacombs were a place where dampness was heavy within the air. The walls…