Dark Carnival

The setting of the carnival and the catacombs make the emotions of the murder more suspenseful. The first mention of the setting, “It was about dusk one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season” (Poe 7). The setting is in the middle of the carnival. This helps Montresor go unnoticed with his and Fortunato’s costumes, when he leads Fortunato into his house and down to the vaults…

star product, the Amontillado. "Come here and have a taste of our fine Amontillado!", shouted Fortunato time after time, and his voice was so clear and loud that no one failed to notice the formidable wine stand. "Young man, you won't let this carnival end without tasting the Amontillado, will you?" "Well of course not!", I responded and approached Fortunato. I was greeted with a wide smile and was presented with a glass of the substance that claimed to be delicious. At first taste, I fell…

in spirits, I have made some enemies along the way. I myself was aware of the problem, but I myself believe that all the things that I did wasn’t worthy of any hatred or revenge. The time of year where laughter and joy rises has come again, the carnival. For the fun had already pull me away from soberness, common senses are barely with me. I decided to dress up like a jester, the perfect costume for this marvelous occasion. It began when my eyes caught Montresor’s black lights. Montresor here…

The Cask of Amontillado is a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe. The story took place in Italy, on one carnival night. In the story Montresor uses the Festival carnival 50 years earlier as a way of revenge of Fortunato. It’s told in the first person point of view and the narrator isn’t revealed till later on in the story. Poe uses Irony and Symbolism to uncover both the charterers in the story and get his revenge back on Fortunato. The beginning of the story it was really nothing to it. The…

The Cask of Amontillado “The truth of your character is expressed through the choice of your actions” (Dr. Steve Maraboli). Edgar Allan Poe had a gift for making his characters come alive in his stories. Not only is this quote relevant for society today, but it also correlates perfectly with the main character, Montresor. Throughout “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor shows the reader numerous times that his character is vindictive, manipulative, but yet shares a valuable learning opportunity…

A person cannot fully grasp the full effect and intricateness of music without attending a live concert. On Tuesday, October 27 at the Sharp Concert Hall, I had the opportunity to attend a concert held by D. Frazier and Ricardo Coelho de Souza exhibits musical styles from Africa, South America, and parts of North America. All of the musical pieces contained several African retentions, a variety of instruments and other musical accompaniments such as vocalists and dancers. The concert as a…

him to attack (Poe 3). Finally, Montresor decide to allure Fortunator by claiming of having the rare Amontillado wine. Montresor is very cunning when he choose the Carnival Season in Italy as the suitable time to occur. Carnival Season is a big festival in Italy where people wear masks as the central feature in the festival. Carnival Season in this story is like a metaphor where everyone is covered by a mask no one knows their real face. It is like a implication between Montresor and Fortunato…

In Something Wicked This Way comes by Ray Bradbury the character JI is characterized through an impulsive tone. The quote “The merry- go- round was going forward! Jim leaned at it.” (Bradbury, p.101) shows the impulsive tone of Jim. This tone is shown by Jim not realizing that what he is doing can lead to having many bad outcomes. Also by Jim taking action without a thought in his mind. Also the quote “Why don’t I climb up, knock the lightning rod loose, throw it away? And then see what happens…

service. However, according to Block, the play would not be a tragedy, and mystery, if it was not involved third, as necessary, as the first two, the face - Iago. Iago, as well as Desdemona bears essential the beginning, but he lit from within another, a dark fire. Symbolist block is not a direct sense, and mystical content of the play. The interpretation proposed by them, carries focus with the obvious conflict of Othello and Iago in the deep, essential, mystical confrontation between Desdemona…

Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau was a naïve painter who lived from 1844-1910 but primarily worked from 1884 until his death. The works of Rousseau where distinct and unlike anything else that was being created, this was most likely due to Rousseau’s lack of formal training. Rousseau managed to create imaginative and brilliant pieces based solely on his own intuition and natural skill. There reality of Rousseau’s early life is a bit foggy due to the great mythos that surrounds the artist, in large…