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In the story of the Cask of Amontillado, the character Montresor commits a crime, but was he wrong to? The story is created by Edgar Allan Poe, which already tells you that the story is already dark due to the authors’ background in stories. Montresor simply is fed up with being insulted many times by Fortunato. Can you really blame a guy for taking pride in his family? Montresor simply is a vengeful and manipulative person. To complete his devious plan, he invites over the victim, Fortunato…

The Cask of Amontillado Literary Analysis Essay. By: Obed Amaning Yeboah Edgar Allan Poe was an author who wrote countless amounts of gore and Gothic based books; he didn’t exactly have the “perfect” childhood; this influenced his writing. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor, the narrator, plans to strategically kill Fortunato, his friend, for insults he directs towards him. He lures Fortunato into a catacomb convincing Fortunato that they are going to get wine. Montresor ties up…

louder to show his dominance and by showing his dominance, Montresor increases his own pride. Fortunato shows pride as well in the story, close to the beginning. “‘As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi… Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry’” (4). This quote is showing you how Montresor plays Fortunato’s pride, Montresor has plotted to kill Fortunato and that requires Fortunato to be lured to the catacombs. Montresor knows that Fortunato is proud of his connoisseurship in wine and…

mind, one pipe of sherry missing should be a mere nothing. With all the money, I’m bringing in, one pipe should do no harm. I deserve it! All Fortunato does is test the wine, he does not find…

The Cask of Amontillado I, Fortunato, am a respected and feared man, since my connoisseurship in wine is divine. My other countrymen can’t be compared to me, even Montresor. Being able to achieve such knowledge 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…

Machiavelli's last argument "the end justifies the means" is a quite controversial issue. In his book Machiavelli explains gives an example of Agathocles and Oliverotto da Ferma. Both of them seized the power by cruelty. They killed others in order to come to power and stay in power. Well, I said it's a controversial, because sometimes the end does justifies the means, but sometimes not. For instance, cheating in the exam (the means) in order to get a good mark and make your mother happy (the…

A primary source I am using is Guardian Devil by Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada, and Jimmy Palmiotti. The part of the story I would like to focus on is Matt Murdock’s anger. In the comic, Daredevil seems to snap and become aggressive against allies. He is shown as depressed and enraged and using this part of the character is useful to show that he is a tragic hero. I am using this as a primary source because the comics are the original sources for Daredevil’s heroic traits and character development.…

Language and The Cask of Amontillado The Cask of Amontillado was a short story written in 1846, by Edgar Allen Poe. In this story we follow two men named Fortunado and Montesor. Montesor is out to seek revenge on his “good” friend Fortunado, a very prideful man, as he has made him look like a fool one too many times. Montesor takes his friend down the catacombs deep beneath the city to show him a cask of wine he has obtained, as wine is Fortunado’s weak point. We soon find out this is going…

Does Montresor look like a killer? This may come as a shock but Montresor is indeed a killer. In the cask of Amontillado, Montresor appears as the main character of this story. Montresor is very confident, vengeful, and a little insane. When Fortunato insults him for the last time, He must pay the price. Montresor starts the story by declaring his revenge on Fortunato. Montresor showed his vengeful side by saying,”the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best i could, but when he…

What does it take to achieve the perfect revenge? It should be surprising, unexpected, and he or she must get away with it unbeknownst to anyone else. Edgar Allan Poe makes sure to emphasize that the person who is scoring revenge must never be exposed to or caught by anyone else. A key ingredient to the narrator's plot in "The Cask of Amontillado" is the setting. It takes place in a creepy, underground catacomb in Italy during carnival season. The setting of the story is ironic. During carnival…