Cask Of Amontillado

BETRAYAL AND REVENGE Diana Valdez English 1102 Mr. Roper 24 Jul 2008 analysis I.Setting A. Mediterranean B. Carnival Season II.Characters A. Montresor B. Fortunato III.Reason for Revenge A. Insults from Fortunato IV.Conclusion A. Forunato is hide live Betrayal and Revenge The cask of Amontillado is set during the carnival moderate in an anonymous city aroundwhere in the Mediterranean sphere of Europe. The story recounts the last meeting between devil blasphemous gentlemen, the vote counter Montresor and the wine connoisseur Fortunato. Themes of betrayal and revenge clearly inform The Cask of Amontillado, but the convincing irony of Montresors narration complicates attempts to understand his motives and other conflicts at the heart of the tale. At the same time, layers of irony also set up to the storys tone of horror. Because of Poes The Cask of Amontillado is told by a commencement person teller, a serviceman named Montresor, we ordurenot be sure that what the narrator tells us is unbent.

There are some things in the story, in time that we can accept the incident that there is a character(even though we never see him) named Luchesi, because the narrator mentions him and the other character in the story --Fortunato--also talks nearly him. But how sure can we be that Fortunato is the sort of man that the narrator says Fortunato is? (189) Being that Fortunato is inebriate he remains blissfully ignorant of Montresors true intentions for most of the story. It m! ust be understood that neither by countersign nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to mistrust my strong will. I move , as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not discriminate that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation. (182). The unusual word immolation tells us a good deal about Montresors actions. Since Montresor says his vengeance will be the immolation of...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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