Jason Voorhees, Freddy Kruger, and Michael Myers. Demonic Possession, Ghost, and Aliens. All of these people and things are associated with one thing nowadays. The horror genre. It was always like that though. Horror wasn’t based off of slashing someone to pieces, or turning a corner and something pops out making you jump. What about the genre of horror in writing? Who would be considered the forerunner in horror writing? Today a lot of people would probably name Stephen King for that, and would probably place the book “It” at the top of the list for best horror writings of all time, while a few would give mention to Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was an American author in the early 1800’s. While he has written so many poems and short stories, arguably his most famous one to date is “The Raven.” Even The Simpsons have made a spin-off episode of it for their Treehouse of Horror Series. …show more content…
The focus on the story is about Montresor who seeks revenge, in this case murder, against the man named Fortunato who, as Montresor has claimed, made insults about him and he is tired of it. Montresor decides to come up with a plan to kill Fortunato once and for all. So Montresor, after Fortunato has become drunk, tells Fortunato he has discovered a rare brand of Amontillado. Montresor than brings Fortunato down into the catacombs, which is where Montresor claims it is, and eventually chains Fortunato to a wall all the while mocking him and leaving him to die. The story concludes with Montresor almost bragging that he got away with it fifty years later. “The Cask of Amontillado” was published in 1846 by Godey's Lady's Book the most famous periodical at Poe’s
“The Cask of Amontillado” starts out with the narrator, later discovered to be Montresor, positioning himself as a victim of Fortunato. In the opening line, he states, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could” (714). Instantaneously one feels sympathetic towards a person that has withstood a thousand inflictions. Montresor goes on to tell a parable of sorts about vengeance, and “when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong” (715) he has lost. In this instance Poe has set Montresor apart from being at the least an unsuspecting
Set in an unspecified Italian city and an unidentified year, the Cask of Amontillado is a short story that majorly revolves on revenge. Written by the much-celebrated literary expert Edgar Allan Poe, the short story is centered on the narrator who is hell bent exerting revenge on a friend who caused him great pain.
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a dark piece, much like other works of Edgar Allan Poe, and features the classic unreliable narrator, identified by himself only as Montresor. This sinister central character is a cold ruthless killer that is particularly fearsome because he views murder as a necessity and kills without remorse. Montresor is a character who personifies wickedness. Poe uses this character and his morally wrong thoughts and actions to help the reader identify with aspects of the extreme personage, allowing them to examine the less savory aspects of their own. The character of Montresor detailing the glorious murder he committed is a means of communicating to the reader that vengeance and pride are moral motivators that lead to treacherous deeds and dark thoughts.
A main theme presented in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is that Montresor shows obsession with the murder of fortunato. This is exemplified by Montresor’s precise planning, carefulness and slowness of speed in the process.
The story “The Cask of Amontillado” is written in first person point of view and this story is fairly simple to understand. This story is affected by the narration when looking at what the narrator's focus is, the narrator’s thoughts or opinions, and how the reader interprets the story.
In his article “On Memory Forgetting, and Complicity in “the Cask of Amontillado”” Raymond DiSanza suggests that an act of wrongdoing is always at the heart of good horror stories. (194) DiSanza’s article on “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe describes Poe’s writing in a way I didn’t think of myself. DiSanza finds Poe’s language in this story to “taste like amontillado: smooth, slightly sweet, and appropriately chilled”. (DiSanza 195) Throughout his article he mostly talks about what possibly could have been Montresor’s motive to kill Fortunato? And why did Montresor wait fifty years to tell the story?
The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe describes how Montresor confesses the sequence of his well-designed or nearly flawless murder or revenge against Fortunato due to he is a threat to him. In his confession of a perfect crime, Montresor, who “vowed revenge” because of Fortunato’s “thousand injuries,” first say that his “heart grew sick” and then immediately add, “ it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so because he believes Fortunato insults him many times that his hatred against him become bigger and bigger. This makes him cannot stand for Fortunato’s behavior anymore as well as the setting completely makes everything prefect as he believes Fortunato deserves the punishment. The nature and family hold a significant role
Edgar Allen Poe wrote “The Cask of Amontillado” which is a horror and a short story. Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809 after his two siblings,and by the time Poe was one, his father had left the family. His mother died when he was three and, Poe was taken in by a wealthy John Allen from Richmond, who never fully adopted Poe or accepted him. The story “The Cask of Amontillado” is about the narrator, Montresor, who believes that he has been offended one too many times by his friend, Fortunato, yet he never tells exactly what insults occurred. Montresor feels he needs to get revenge on Fortunato. During an Italian celebration Montresor tricks Fortunato, who is very drunk, to go down to the catacombs with agreement, to taste some top-notch Amontillado (a type of wine). When they finally reach the spot where the so-called Amontillado is, Montresor chains Fortunato inside a hole in the catacombs, sealing the hole with bricks, and leaving Fortunato to die, deep inside the catacombs. Many similarities and differences occurred in the book and the movie, “The Cask of Amontillado.”
The setting is an important part of any story, whether it be a poem or a novel. The setting consists of all the places and/or things surrounding the character at any moment through any literary or visual media. A literary setting is often full of details and vivid imagery due to the lack of visual aids that are present in videos and movies. These details often take paragraphs to describe single settings to give the reader an imaginary vision of what the area would look like. Edgar Allan Poe is no exception to these rules and he clearly writes out the setting for his short stories and poems. Poe does an excellent job of using details to describe the setting of his stories and shows great care in choosing the wording of each description he makes to display his exact intentions for each descriptive setting. In the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” by Poe, the setting has a direct correlation with the mood in the story. The further into the story you read, the deeper and darker the surroundings of the two main characters get, just like the main plot of the story.
”In the matter of old wines he was sincere,” Montresor proclaimed. A victim in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Cask of Amontillado." He wronged Montresor, the narrator of "Cask,” who the reader is inadequate to trust because he is an unreliable narrator. Therefore, the reader is incapable of stating for a fact that Fortunato has wronged Montresor. he seeks vengeance against Fortunato and plains retribution during Carnivale. He used "Amontillado" to lure Fortunato into "the most remote end of the crypt" and walled him up alive, hence he could have his vengeance "at light." Edgar Allan Poe uses symbolism, imagery, and the atmosphere to helpfully explore for Fortunato's pridefulness, alcoholism, and foolishness/intelligent within the short
Poe's, The Cask of Amontillado is a story about fear and revenge. The story begins with Montressor's vow of revenge, foreshadowing future actions. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult vowed revenge..." Montressor had to be sure not to raise suspicion of what he was going to do Fortunato. Montressor knew that Fortunato had a weakness that he could use towards his advantage.
The Case of Amontallido In a psychological perspective, the author’s life is linked with the behavior and motivations of characters in the story. The author’s name is Edgar Allan’s Poe who portrayed his self in his writing. The miserable life of Poe can be measured through “The Cask of Amontillado” in which character named “Montressor” showed indifferent feeling towards his victim. After burying Fortunado alive, Montressor felt bad after burying his victim alive but then he attributes the feeling of guilt to the damp catacombs.
The short story, “The Cask of Amontillado” is written in the first-person point of view. Poe tells the story through Montresor’s narration representing his interpretation of the events. Montresor conveys the first-person point of view by using the pronoun I when describing his actions and the word his when speaking of Fortunato.
Edgar Allen Poe uses irony and poetic justice all throughout “The Cask of the Amontillado”. The places where irony and poetic justice hold the most significance are the scenes where, Montresor speaks of the wronging done to him by Fortunato, where Montresor and fortunato speak of the coat of arms, and where at the very end when Montresor traps Fortunato in the catacombs and leaves him to die. These scenes clearly show the use of these two tools that Poe used to tell the story of Montresor and
Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of murder and revenge, “The Cask of Amontillado”, offers a unique perspective into the mind of a deranged murderer. The effectiveness of the story is largely due to its first person point of view, which allows the reader a deeper involvement into the thoughts and motivations of the protagonist, Montresor. The first person narration results in an unbalanced viewpoint on the central conflict of the story, man versus man, because the reader knows very little about the thoughts of the antagonist, Fortunato. The setting of “The Cask of Amontillado”, in the dark catacombs of Montresor’s wine cellar, contributes to the story’s theme that some people will go to great lengths to fanatically defend their honor.