Catacombs

The narrator, Montresor, was talking about his vengeance on Fortunato and how he set him up to die and how he carried out the dastardly deed. The other character, Fortunato, wronged Montresor in the past and would pay with his life, walled in the catacombs for eternity. The mood was suspenseful throughout the story. In The Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allen Poe creates a suspenseful mood by including a pattern of choice diction, vivid images and superb details. In this story Edgar Allan Poe chose…

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…

First, I would just like to let it be known that I feel like Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado" should be nominated the best. I must admit that I really do like this short story the best is because it has a horror genre. Horror situations seem to interest me more than any other genre. The main two characters in this short story are Montresor and Fortunato. What knowledge I have gained from this story is that Montresor has had enough of Fortunato's insults and he's really wanting to seek revenge in…

I believe the narrator in the short story of the Cask of Amontillado is Montresor. The story is told from the first-person point of view who is the protagonist and in the beginning of the story, the reader has introduced their antagonist named Fortunato who Montresor wants revenge on. Montresor meets Fortunato who had a couple of glasses of wine at a carnival. The narrator sets a trap that Fortunato walks into because Montresor tells Fortunato that he has Amontillado a type of dry sherry wine.…

In the cask of amontillado, Dramatic irony enhances the story by creating a strong sense Of suspense and tension. This is because of the readers knowledge over Fortunato. We know that Montresor had plotted to murder him. As the story progresses, the suspense builds for the reader thanks to the good use of dramatic irony. When the story begins, the 2 men meet at the carnival where Montresor will attempt to induce Fortunato to go for a taste of his amontillado. "As you are engaged, I am on my way…

I had been at the carnival all day, drinking having fun, just enjoying my day. I mean it was carnival, what's not to love about that? one of the few times you can drink a lot without being judged. I mean I was a man of wine, fine, expensive wine. I was just sitting there with a drink in hand when Montresor walked across to me and said. ‘’ My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you look today. But I have received a pipe of what passes for amontillado, and I have my…

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.…

that Fortunato was constantly insulting him which finally pushed him to the point at which he decided to murder Fortunato. The fact that Fortunato did not realize that his "friend" was fooling him the entire evening just to lure him down to the catacombs under Paris to seal him up to die alone is why his outfit is so ironic and symbolizes his foolishness for not seeing…

Edgar Allen Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado tells the story of Montresor’s murder of Fortunato. Fortunato is lead into the depths of Montresor’s wine cellar and eventually sealed behind a brick wall, where he is left to die. While the story leaves the details of Fortunato’s death to be imagined by the reader, his death is an example of the common fear of immurement; being trapped in an enclosed space with no way out for the remainder of one’s life. Montresor’s choice of execution makes one wonder…

When Pride Kills Pride and ego are sometimes all it takes to become a murder victim. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” the main character Montresor is aware of these human foibles. Montresor uses his enemy, Fortunato’s, ego to trick him into walking into his own doom, even giving Fortunato the chance to leave and for Montresor to seek help from another adversary Luchesi. Montresor’s knowledge of human flaws such as pride and ego, allow him the perfect opportunity to…