Poe focuses primarily on the revenge. The narrator states that the man Fortunato has done a thousand wrongs to him. Poe also wants to get across the revenge is only truly successful if it is equal to what the original person did to them. Also, it's more effective if you are not caught in the process. The narrator devises a plan to bring Fortunato down into his family catacombs. He does this once Fortunato is in a druken stupor. He continues to chain him to the wall and bury him alive. His revenge is highly successful and Fortunato isn't found until 50 years later.
In the story, "Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe uses the effect of an unreliable narrator. This could be related to Franklin in his stories of how he walked 50 miles and gave away his loaf of bread (because he was just that kind). In Poe's story Montresor exagerated that Fortunato had unjustly given "thousand injuries" but Montresor has put up with it. Until Fortunato says something that insults Montresor which is when he anounces he will seek a revenge. He then tries to convince the reader that Fortunato deserves what he is getting, and that he is soo cleaver with his little ironic moments and forshadowing. But in reality he just snapped and wanted to kill the guy. The story was attempting to create the essance that the reader is in the place of Montresor and that in turn the reader can see the point of view of a murderer. Creating a scary and horifying side of a undeserved murder.
Edgar Allen Poe uses revenge as the theme in "The Cask of Amontillado". The narrator, Montresor tells the reader about the many things that Fortunado has done wrong to him. But the revenge that Fortunado must recieve must be at least equal to the wrongs done to Montresor. He also shows that the revenge is only truly successful if he is not caught. If the person seeking revenge is caught, the other person will not learn their lesson. So, it is more effective if the person seeking revenge does not get caught. So the plan he devises is to wait until Montresor is drunk and then bring him down into his family catacombs. He tells him that he has a special wine called Amontillado. Of course this is a trick. Montresor chaines Fortunado to a wall and buries him alive. This revenge was considered successful because he was not caught and Fortunado was not found for 50 years.
Poe focuses mostly on the theme of Revenge. During the introduction of the short story the narrator says that Fortunato has done a thousand mean things, and that this one, being an insult, would be the last. The narrator intends to recieve revenge by killing Fortunato, which he does by trapping him in a small room-type area.
Edgar Allen Poe, focuses on the ideas of revenge through the eyes of an angry extreme narrator, Montresor. He is achieving this throgh the harshest of revenge, death. The narrator believes that this is the only revenge for the thousand wrongs that Fortunato has done upon him. To accomplish this, he creates an elaborate and torturous death that creates an eerie and intense story. Fortunato is tricked into the catacombs under a false pretense, and is prodded into a niche, in which he is trapped. The narrator ends up accomplishing his revenge, and does so without castigation from society, which is the ultamite revenge. As part of his revenge, (and to supply himself some satisfaction) the narrator listens to Fortunato suffer and makes him endure a wait for his fatality. Poe uses this effect because it is a universal theme, that is relatable to all readers.
Poe uses revenge as the main effect in this short story. There are many examples throughout the piece that support this idea. For example, at the very beginning of the story, the narrator makes it very clear that he wants revenge because of all the cruel things fortunato has done to him. From this, the reader is able to make the connection that the narrator wants to be repaid by fortunato in some way. The foreshadowing and irony throughout the story also gives the reader a sense of the type of revenge the narrator is about to use on fortunato. Like when fortunato says "I will not die of a cough," it can be seen as a very ironic and significant statement.
Poe focuses his story on the effect on receives through "revenge." Fortunado apparently has wronged Montresor in many ways, and the only way to get him back is ultimate revenge. The only type of revenge suitable for this situation is death, since Fortunado severly wronged the narrator. Poe was cleary thinking hard when he wrote this because he used trickery to get Fortunado to come into the catacombs with him. Also Monresor was very decieving, like in the begining when he said Fortunado looked nice, he also uses alcohol as a way to further blind Fortunado. Poe uses trickery and revenge to form his focus of "Cask of Amontillado".
In order to create the desired effect, Poe focuses on how one man is going to get back at the other over an insult. Montresor strongly believes that his friend Fortunato needs to be killed in order to get back at him. Also, no one must find out about this or it all would not be worth it. Montresor brings him into the catacombs by means of trickery to get the amontillado. Montresor uses reverse pyschology , and takes advantage of the fact that Fortuanto is drunk. Once there, he traps Fortunato into chains and leaves him there to die. Poe creates this eerie effect that all revolves around getting revenge.
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Poe focuses primarily on the revenge. The narrator states that the man Fortunato has done a thousand wrongs to him. Poe also wants to get across the revenge is only truly successful if it is equal to what the original person did to them. Also, it's more effective if you are not caught in the process. The narrator devises a plan to bring Fortunato down into his family catacombs. He does this once Fortunato is in a druken stupor. He continues to chain him to the wall and bury him alive. His revenge is highly successful and Fortunato isn't found until 50 years later.
im first....... ^_^
In the story, "Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe uses the effect of an unreliable narrator. This could be related to Franklin in his stories of how he walked 50 miles and gave away his loaf of bread (because he was just that kind). In Poe's story Montresor exagerated that Fortunato had unjustly given "thousand injuries" but Montresor has put up with it. Until Fortunato says something that insults Montresor which is when he anounces he will seek a revenge. He then tries to convince the reader that Fortunato deserves what he is getting, and that he is soo cleaver with his little ironic moments and forshadowing. But in reality he just snapped and wanted to kill the guy. The story was attempting to create the essance that the reader is in the place of Montresor and that in turn the reader can see the point of view of a murderer. Creating a scary and horifying side of a undeserved murder.
I should have been first...crap
Edgar Allen Poe uses revenge as the theme in "The Cask of Amontillado". The narrator, Montresor tells the reader about the many things that Fortunado has done wrong to him. But the revenge that Fortunado must recieve must be at least equal to the wrongs done to Montresor. He also shows that the revenge is only truly successful if he is not caught. If the person seeking revenge is caught, the other person will not learn their lesson. So, it is more effective if the person seeking revenge does not get caught. So the plan he devises is to wait until Montresor is drunk and then bring him down into his family catacombs. He tells him that he has a special wine called Amontillado. Of course this is a trick. Montresor chaines Fortunado to a wall and buries him alive. This revenge was considered successful because he was not caught and Fortunado was not found for 50 years.
Poe focuses mostly on the theme of Revenge. During the introduction of the short story the narrator says that Fortunato has done a thousand mean things, and that this one, being an insult, would be the last. The narrator intends to recieve revenge by killing Fortunato, which he does by trapping him in a small room-type area.
Edgar Allen Poe, focuses on the ideas of revenge through the eyes of an angry extreme narrator, Montresor. He is achieving this throgh the harshest of revenge, death. The narrator believes that this is the only revenge for the thousand wrongs that Fortunato has done upon him. To accomplish this, he creates an elaborate and torturous death that creates an eerie and intense story. Fortunato is tricked into the catacombs under a false pretense, and is prodded into a niche, in which he is trapped. The narrator ends up accomplishing his revenge, and does so without castigation from society, which is the ultamite revenge. As part of his revenge, (and to supply himself some satisfaction) the narrator listens to Fortunato suffer and makes him endure a wait for his fatality. Poe uses this effect because it is a universal theme, that is relatable to all readers.
Poe uses revenge as the main effect in this short story. There are many examples throughout the piece that support this idea. For example, at the very beginning of the story, the narrator makes it very clear that he wants revenge because of all the cruel things fortunato has done to him. From this, the reader is able to make the connection that the narrator wants to be repaid by fortunato in some way. The foreshadowing and irony throughout the story also gives the reader a sense of the type of revenge the narrator is about to use on fortunato. Like when fortunato says "I will not die of a cough," it can be seen as a very ironic and significant statement.
Poe focuses his story on the effect on receives through "revenge." Fortunado apparently has wronged Montresor in many ways, and the only way to get him back is ultimate revenge. The only type of revenge suitable for this situation is death, since Fortunado severly wronged the narrator. Poe was cleary thinking hard when he wrote this because he used trickery to get Fortunado to come into the catacombs with him. Also Monresor was very decieving, like in the begining when he said Fortunado looked nice, he also uses alcohol as a way to further blind Fortunado. Poe uses trickery and revenge to form his focus of "Cask of Amontillado".
In order to create the desired effect, Poe focuses on how one man is going to get back at the other over an insult. Montresor strongly believes that his friend Fortunato needs to be killed in order to get back at him. Also, no one must find out about this or it all would not be worth it. Montresor brings him into the catacombs by means of trickery to get the amontillado. Montresor uses reverse pyschology , and takes advantage of the fact that Fortuanto is drunk. Once there, he traps Fortunato into chains and leaves him there to die. Poe creates this eerie effect that all revolves around getting revenge.
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