In Edgar Allan Poe's "A Cask of Amontillado" Poe voices that the trust between two friends will never be perfect after an act of insult. “Themes of betrayal and revenge clearly inform “The Cask of Amontillado.”(Nesbitt297) at first glance Montresor appears to be well inclined with Frortunato, however he doesn't feel anything but loathe for him. On the other hand, both of these men are pleased and well off, yet both have destructions that will lead up to a wicked consummation. Edgar Allan Poe's
Pride, the original and most serious of all the seven deadly sins. The first sin ever to be recorded in the Scripture but also the first human sin. Lucifer, Adam and Eve; all guilty. Pride causes shame, loss of wisdom, destruction, and ruin. All feelings very familiar to events such as Lucifer’s rebellion and 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
is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” (Poe pg. 286) Those very words were spoken by Montresor as he described how he murdered Fortunato in Edgar Allan Poe’s Cask of Amontillado. The way Poe wrote the story makes Montresor chillingly seem like a real person. He convinced Fortunato to come with him to look at his “Amontillado wine” and led him through the catacombs to a granite wall with shackles. Fortunato was quickly locked into
"Revenge is a dish best served cold". But what is revenge? The Oxford Dictionary states revenge as to meticulous plan out punishment or penance for a mistake-on behalf of, especially in an angry or malicious spirit. The story of “The cask of amontillado’’ by Edgar Allan Poe is about a dark take on someone’s willingness to exact his vengeance. One who would read the story would tell you that the whole thing is about revenge and it can be looked at as is can twists the cognizance of an individual who is
Author: Edgar Allan Poe Story:Lenore, The Raven, To Helen Members:Alan Ibarra, Dustin McGuire, Aliyia Harris 1. Writer's Background: Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 Massachusetts to a family of actors. Sadly both his parents died when he was 3. As an orphan child he stayed with John and Frances Allan. Edgar Allan Poe published his first poem November 1824 at the age of 15. February 14, 1826 he enrolled to the University of Virginia. In march 1827 Poe had a $2,000 gambling debt
deeper, one can discover the true motivations behind a character’s actions. In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe utilizes aspects of the physical and social setting of the story in order to assist in the conveyance of Montresor’s motivations for his obscene actions. Using physical attributes to the story, such as the time period and the architectural nuances that accompany this time period, Poe is able to convey