Catacombs

think no more of it and go on with our lives, yet Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story where one character takes the common saying “taste of your own medicine” rather gravely and declares vengeance. Set in the dank, grimy catacombs of Italy during the “supreme madness of the carnival season” (Poe 1), the tale revolves around two characters, Montresor and Fortunato where Montresor, a psychopathic individual “vow[s] revenge” (Poe 1) against Fortunato, a wealthy, gullible,…

The eyes reading the letter before you shout only be read coming forth of my passing into a ternal rest. Once I have breath the last Siri Mailands is one only this letter can be brought to the light to the eyes of the person who shall read my last thoughts for everyone to know the truth behind the revenge that I sought out. I, Montresor, haveth a confession. The insult ventured upon me to revenge. The impunity bestowed upon Fortunato was just and this is why. The reading of the following use a…

In this story the main character has a problem with Fortunato, it’s said that Fortunato did wrong to the narrator's family. Because the narrator feels offended by Fortunato, he leads him into his family catacombs where he handcuffs and leave him behind. After Fortunato is handcuffed the narrator runs out, builds up a brick wall and leaves his friend to die. Now the story has the element of death, tying it straight to the first theme.Without the sudden murder…

ago, Tecuhltli stole his brother Xotalanc’s bride Tascela, leading to a feud between Tecuhltli, Xotalanc and Tolkemec who was an original inhabitant of the city · Tolkemec betrayed both sides for his own interest and was exiled into the catacombs and was assumed died · With Conan’s help, the Tecuhltlis quickly slew all the Xotalanc people in a desperate surprise attack by the Xotalanc…

Edgar Allan Poe, an author well known for his sinister short stories full of suspense, ushers his readers through The Cask of Amontillado which was published in the November 1846 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book. Poe narrates the murder story through the eyes of Montresor who is trying to murder Fortunato using his well planned strategy to lure him in his underground grave through the use of Amontillado, and traps him by erecting a brick wall. Throughout the story, he describes their journey to the…

Fiction consists of several different categories. One of the many classifications of fiction is gothic fiction. This genre is characterized by the use of sinister and mysterious themes, settings, and moods to invoke a sense of dread, maliciousness, and the extraordinarily crude via literature. The famous American poet, Edgar Allan Poe, was dubbed the father of gothic literature for writing such melancholy tales as “The Raven”, “Annabel Lee”, and “The Tell Tale Heart”. “The Cask of Amontillado”,…

outstretched beneath the tree”. Blake was basically trying to say that he no longer must deal with the anger anymore because he’s cutting all ties with his foe and he’s now dead to him. In The Cask of Amontillado Montresor took Fortunato to the catacombs and locked him there and left him to die. “I must not punish but punish with impunity” that…

foreshadows Fortunato’s demise and points out the irony that he will be taken by surprise by Montresor’s acts of vengeance. A cinematic technique used to form a sinister mood was the use of music. The deeper Montresor and Fortunato walked into the catacombs, the…

lower classes, making them expendable. Due to the workers constantly working for the machines with a strict 10 hour schedule, they have eventually become one like the machines, walking in synchronised, robotic movements, expressionlessly into the catacombs, so since they already present themselves with characteristics of robots, it would be difficult to distinguish between man and machine. Similar to Orwell’s “1984” the working class in Metropolis walk in an unnatural robotic movement to conveys…

Egyptian Cats and Mummification In ancient Egyptian times, cats were the first domesticated animals around 4000 years ago. However, the history goes further with humans. There is proof of wild cats around the whole country of Egypt, especially near the banks. In 2000 BC, cats that were considered to be fully domesticated were brought into households in Egypt. The first domesticated Egyptian cats in Egypt were used to chase off animals and creatures, such as snakes, bugs, and other types of…