Catacombs of Paris

Short Story Literary Analysis Anger and redemption are are traits in all humans, but some take it too far. In Edgar Allen Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado, the protagonist of the story, Montresor takes his anger as far as building a wall around his enemy, Fortunato. Readers learn Montresor built the wall around him because Fortunato publicly humiliated him in the past which causes this anger. First of all, Montresor methodically planned out the death of Fortunato before hand. In addition, Montresor…

special but only to find out it was a lie and the real plan was murder. The book “The Cast of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe’s story is about Montresor getting revenge on Fortunato because he insulted him, so he buries him alive underground in the catacombs at a carnival. Edgar Poe uses situational and verbal Irony in The Cast of Amontillado. Edgar Allan Poe uses situational and verbal irony in this story, here is information. First one is “I shall not die of a cough.” “true true.” I replied.…

The main character of The Cask of Amontillado and The Vendetta shared many similarities and differences in their acts of revenge. Montresor, the main character in The Cask of Amontillado and Widow Savarino, the main character in The Vendetta, were obsessed with the fact that they had to get revenge. They both wanted revenge to diminish their feeling of hate upon another person. As a result, they sought out getting revenge for different reasons. First, Montresor and Widow Savarino shared an…

Betrayal They say that the friends we trust are the ones that will betray us in the long run, in the short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” by Edgar Allan Poe is nearly a story of revenge of what's to really happen. The reader could say that the main characters are friends or at least somewhat acquaintances. In the story right away Poe creates this nefarious character named Montresor, where he is easily offended by the small things in life and even some that are made up. In the story…

In many schools, students tend to get picked on by their peers and when this happens, there is a negative response. Especially when the student is picked on regularly, that person may find fulfillment in revenge against those who bullied them. This universal idea, however, is not the first time a person has felt betrayed enough to feel it’s simply karma. It is often believed that revenge is the cure for treachery. In Viva La Viva and The Count of Monte Cristo, the writers’ use of figurative…

It was carnival season, Fortunato was dressed up and took part in the street parades when Fortunato met his friend Montresor. Fortunato was a little bit drunk and Fortunato told Montresor that he got a supply of amontillado which Fortunato could not believe because it was the middle of the carnival. So Fortunato decided that we should go to Montresors vaults to examine the cask and to prove if there is really Amontillado in it. Montresor tried to keep me off his vaults because I just had a…

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allen Poe, the distinct forms of irony; situational, verbal and dramatic irony are utilized in order to develop the extremely dark mood. The example of situational irony can be observed almost immediately in the story, which is Fortunato’s jester clothing that he is wearing for Carnival. “He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells” (1) Fortunato's light hearted attire sharply contrasts from his…

A Eerie Revenge Deep inside of a basement cellar, with bones lying on the ground and no hope of anyone coming to find any soul that is trapped down in the endless hallways. This is the setting in which Fortunato was put in when Montresor was planning his revenge to kill him. Throughout this story Montresor plans to get his vengeance on Fortunato, for the horrible act that Fortunato has done to him. From beginning to end, “The Cask of Amontillado,” shows great examples of literary devices that…

Carnival. Montresor is a rich man with a grievance he wishes to carry out on Fortunato.Which leads Montresor, or more to the point, Poe, to then move the setting to the Montresor family catacombs. A great place to keep the murder concealed and a way to make an already macabre plot of murder that much darker. As the catacombs are filled with moss and dead relatives of Montresors’.This is also partially at fault of the victim, Fortunato, as Fortunato's death is caused by his indescribable greed.…

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe has fascinated readers ever since it was published in 1846. The majority of readers have spent time trying to figure out why Montresor murdered Fortunato, and whether he was in his right mind or if he was insane. According to Sigmund Freud, there are three different parts to a person’s personality: the id, the ego, and the superego. By using these we are able to pick apart Montresor’s personality using what Poe has given us as evidence. The “id” is…