Bitter Sweet Revenge A friend is someone that should be trusted, but what happens when that trust no longer exists? In “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allan Poe, Fortunato is going to discover the answer. In the beginning of the story, Montresor seems quite affable, but later on the reader endures many twists and turns. Could all of the abomination be something that only Montresor understands? In divergent ways, both of these men are connoisseurs, yet both endure disposition that will
revolutionary in the field of cerebral, gothic fiction. His use of irony in his short stories had already become legendary by the time “The Cask of Amontillado” was written. In every line of Amontillado, Poe uses irony to set a somber and gloomy backdrop for the characters involved. A troubled alcoholic, Poe composed “The Cask of Amontillado” shortly after the death of his wife and before his mysterious death two years later. Irony defined is a playful use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite
fall, Adam and Eve’s descent from innocent obedience to guilty disobedience and Montresor’s revenge upon Fortunato in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado.” These can all be seen as possible outcomes to what Dante defines as "love of self-perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor." Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” revolves around two characters, Montresor and Fortunato. The story starts by stating
before it’s final title, “The Cask of Amontillado”. This story is a first person narrative and its main theme is revenge. The narrator, which by the end of the story we know is named “Montresor” has been offended and disrespected by another character named “Fortunato”, so he decides to take vengeance. He has been planning this for decades, and Fortunato has not suspected anything. Poe is a genius in the creation of short stories that are filled with literary examples and fascinating settings, but
be moments after you decide you want revenge to planning it for months in advance, it can range from just being annoying to being violent. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe Revenge shows a driving force that pushes the Narrator to carry out his revenge. Through the extensive irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing