Catacombs of Paris

As a federal system is created from the U.S constitution’s supreme law of the land, powers are disintegrated and shared between federal and state governments which possess their own courts due to fedelarism. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe This enticing short story reveals the escalation aspect of simplistic actions in this world going wrong and resulting to the vile side of humans and in this point, murder. Although it’s just a factor for the antagonist to reach his goal, the…

Edgar Poe Cask of amontillado The story is centred about two individuals, Montressor and Fortunato.The former alleges the latter had wronged him by insulting him and thus looks for a way to get back to him. He hutches up a perfect way to eliminate his friend and thus settle scores. He uses his friends love for wine to ensnare him. He had carefully hatched his plan and was well prepared for any eventuality. After meeting his friend at the carnival, he approaches him and proposes he has acquired…

perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation” (Poe 165). Montresor was capable to get himself to like a man that he hates. He was able to trick Fortunato into thinking they are good friends, causing Fortunato to come back to the catacomb with Montresor. Montresor pretending allows him to mask what was to…

Montresor uses verbal irony when he expresses concern over Fortunatoś health as they descend deeper into the catacombs. Furthermore, Montresor is expressing concern for Fortunato's health to gain his trust. Montresor needs his trust so he can lead him deeper into his demise.¨How long have you had that cough¨ Asks, Montresor (176). To clarify,when Monresor askes about…

story, brings to light the sadistic mind of a revengeful narrator. I. The author, through the dark and humorous ton of the story, gives Montresor the perfect setting for his revenge and is an strong indicator of his state of mind A. The use of the catacombs for the action of the story B. The choice of the carnival as a time of action (The characterization of the Montresor and Fortunato through their outfits) C. The title of the story and the names of the characters II. The narrator, with the…

In “Cask of Amontillado”, Poe includes many examples of irony to add suspense to the story so the reader will want to keep reading. One of the many examples of irony was presented while Fortunato and Montresor were walking through the catacombs under Montresor’s house. Montresor states, “Come,” I said, with decision, “We will go back; your health is precious”(Poe 61). Clearly, Fortunato’s health is not precious. The reader knows this because, if his health was precious, than Montresor would…

In “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer, the pardoner would be inclined to sit with the summoner at the Tabard Inn due to their shared power abuses, their fraudulent activities, and their former relationship. The summoner abuses his authority to blackmail people into satisfying his selfish thirst for wine; meanwhile the pardoner also exploits others, but does so in a manner that fulfills his personal cravings for money. Both men would be reunited at the Tavern Inn when the pardoner…

“The Pit and the Pendulum” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” the story of life and death. The narrator is sentenced to death during the inquisition, waiting for his execution he is trapped in a dark dungeon. The narrator believes he is going to die in this dungeon which is unusual because executions are usually public. In this dungeon is a small pit in the center and a pendulum swinging from the ceiling slowly descending to kill the narrator. The pendulum retracted into the ceiling and the narrator…

It is an obvious and well known fact that Swift used much satire in Gulliver’s Travels. He is criticizing and attacking humanity through this technique (Orwell). While Swift criticized the people of England in his piece, he most certainly got criticized for Gulliver’s Travels because many critics had much to say. Literary criticism can help a reader decide if a book is worth the read or not. For the most part, while that is just one person’s opinion, it can make quite an impact on a societal,…

The narrator named Montresor tells this story in first person. Immediately at the beginning of the story Montresor lets you know his hatred towards an individual named Fortunato. According to Montresor, Fortunato has insulted him repeatedly and has vowed revenge on him. During carnival night, Fortunato has had a few drinks and Montresor takes advantage of this by enticing him about a new sherry wine named Amontillado. A wine, which happens to be one of Fortunato’s favorite, since he considers…