The Cask of Amontillado

The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe (1846), is a tale about revenge. The narrator, Montresor, has vowed revenge against Fortunato for insulting him. “[…] but when he [Fortunato] ventured upon insult I vowed revenged” (Poe 1). As the story develops, it really seems as though Montresor was able to commit the perfect crime. He ends up getting away with his thorougly planned, premediated crime, and faces no repercussions. He knew exactly when, where, and who to kill. To…

Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a murderous tale of revenge. Poe takes the reader on a journey revealing the vengeance sought by a mad man, and the principle behind murder as a punishment justified by revenge. Drunken Fortunato pays the price for offending Montresor. Revenge, as shown in this short story, weakens a person’s grip on reality, and zeros their sight in on getting someone back. Ultimately, revenge is what drives Montresor to plot out and murder his friend Fortunato.…

emotional scar of guilt and unpleasantness. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allan Poe, readers can see Montresor’s emotional scar when he still clearly recalls his crime of murdering his acquaintance, Fortunato, fifty years…

Poe’s Use of Symbolism in “The Cask of Amontillado” “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a tale of a person consumed by the desire for revenge. Poe attempts to rationalize Montresor’s plan from the very beginning as Montresor narrates his plot. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge”. Poe never elaborates with specific details of how Fortunato insulted or wronged Montresor, but simply indicates that…

Your best friend insulted you. Do you seek revenge or let it go? Many of us would 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…

both “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor revolve around multiple themes. Both the idea that pride can lead to one’s own downfall, and that insanity can drive an individual to do and say very strange, and in many cases abnormal, things. Many people, most people in fact, are prideful in some way. And sometimes, this stubborn pride that people carry can result in one’s own demise. Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and “A…

since Edgar Allan Poe describes the death of a gullible fool, yet the taste of a murderer’s Amontillado wine remains bittersweet. Although the work is fictional, “The Cask of Amontillado” provides a realistic, emotional, and dismal libretto, depicted as a tale of revenge and a murder in cold blood. Through the use of symbolism, theological allusion, and foreshadowing, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” informs the reader that seeking revenge upon enemies proves as consequential as…

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…

Fortunato’s weakness to help develop his plan of revenge. The story then leads into Montresor baiting Fortunato to encourage the chance of him wanting to try the Amontillado. Therefore, Montresor’s last action of his plan is using Fortunato’s intense relationship with wine and chaining him to the wall. In the Edgar Allen Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” the theme of revenge is illustrated by the actions of Montresor and setting of the story. In the light of Montresor, he identifies…

case in Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, “The cask of Amontillado”. In Poe’s story, the protagonist, Montresor, seeks vengeance on Fortunato for the insults he has spoken. Montresor shares that Fortunato has added insult to injury and that he will not allow him to get away with such acts, and for that reason, Montresor carefully plans and executes revenge in the form of a live burial. Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs by offering him Amontillado, but in reality, Fortunato is being led…