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    Is Montresor A Psychopath

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    "Nemo me impune lacessit." This phrase, from the story 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allen Poe, translates into No one "cuts" (attacks) me with impunity(Vorhees, Annaliese). This basically means no one can attack me without punishment. In the story this is Montresor's family motto. Some people might say that this is something a psychopath would say. Montresor is a psychopath because, he has superficial charm, he is a pathological liar, and he is manipulative.(psychopathic) One key point is Superficial charm. Superficial charm is the tendency to be smooth, engaging, charming, slick and verbally facile(wikipedia). In the story Montresor acts a lot like this. He is smooth when talking to Fortunato, and is very engaging. Throughout the story he keeps this charm. He is very calm when ever Fortunato says he wants to leave…

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    and lacks real emotion or guilt. He was prefect at planning every tiny detail of Fortunato's demise. He did this without any true emotion besides pure delight at the thought of his "friend's" long and painful death. Montresor knew how to manipulate everyone surrounding him to help work into his complex plan. Using his head and understanding of basic human desire and instinct, Montresor covered his tracks and committed his thought-out crime seamlessly. These tendencies and more are linked with…

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    He knew just what he needed to know about Fortunato to suck him in at the right time and the right place. Montresor knew that Fortunato fancied wines, and knew a lot about them too. Fortunato was approached by Montresor when it was clear that Fortunato would be drunk (at a big party). The Amontillado, a very expensive and rare wine that many people wanted, was the perfect soft spot to hit Fortunato with, and Montresor knew that. Montresor gave Fortunato one of the greatest opportunities, to…

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    whisperings and the champagne and the stars,” (39). The words selected become increasingly fantastical; with “whispering” being light and delicate, and the idea of “stars” suggesting far off magic and beauty. In the years of prohibition, the use of champagne indicates daringness and excitement. This materialistic description focuses, like many passages relating to the wealthy within the book, on the superficial appearances of money and charm. Gatsby’s want to appear wealthy is expressed in many…

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    Becoming A Psychopath

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    This is the characteristic of superficial charm, which is common in psychopaths. They tend to be smooth and are not afraid to engage with their peers or possible victims. Individuals also mask the way they speak in order to come off as a charismatic person. They try to cope with reality by using their superficial charm to forget about their on going struggles (Widom, 1998, 337) In addition, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health (DSM-V) states that “a lack of…superficial charm…

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    poor behavioral control. He demonstrated that he had criminal versatility because he also set up a psychology business with fake certificates. He also attempted to fake his mental state and caused the longest criminal trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison (Biography.com Editors, 2014). I utilized the Hare PCL Checklist and assigned a score of 0 for not found, 1 with a little bit of evidence, and 2 if I felt there was evidence the condition existed. A score of 30 or above…

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    Criminal Behavior Analysis

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    (Mind). The PCL-R identifies 20 items to be assessed which are: superficial charm, grandiose self worth, need for stimulation, pathological lying, manipulativeness, lack of remorse of guilt, shallow affect, lack of empathy, parasitic lifestyle, poor behavioral controls, lack of realistic long-term goals, early behavior problems, impulsivity, failure to accept responsibility, short-term…

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    Randle McMurphy is a man committed in a psychiatric ward but even the doctors believe that “this man may be feigning psychosis to escape the drudgery of the work farm” and isn't necessarily psychopathic (Kesey 47). There is a checklist that can lead to a diagnosis of a psychopath; superficial charm and glibness, inflated sense of self worth, constant need for stimulation, lying pathologically, conning others; being manipulative, lack of remorse or guilt, shallow emotions, and callousness or lack…

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    and defining qualities include a lack of empathy, callousness, superficial charm, sexual promiscuity, and an inclination to pathological lying (Lilienfeld & Fowler, 2016). Simplified, psychopaths do not have a conscience. The contrite feelings most of us experience when we do something wrong are unfamiliar to a psychopath. Because they are aware that this lack of morality is unacceptable, most will mimic the ethical standards that the rest of us hold in order to blend in. For example, after a…

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    In the story "Tell Tale Heart " by edger Allen Poe it's about the narrator who loved a man as a friend but wanted to kill the man who had one eye , he wanted to kill him because he thought the man's one eye was evil and it was taking over his friend's body .Also he wanted to kill the man because the man's evil eye was going to destroy us and he wanted to be sort of the hero for killing the man with that evil eye. I think the narrator was insane because he had a superficial charm , that…

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