Essays Tagged: "The Cask of Amontillado"

Poe Comparative Essay

In Edgar Allen Poe's short stories "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" there are many similarities. They both ... House of Usher" there are many similarities. They both give off incredibly creepy surroundings, and the main characters in both are very odd. In "The Cask of Amontillado," vengeance is a key theme. Mo ... ce is a key theme. Montressor is after Fortunato because he thinks that Fortunato has insulted him. The narrator decides to use Fortuanto's liking for Italian wine against him, and lead him into the b ...

(6 pages) 188 0 4.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

A Murder's Journey Through works of Dostoyevsky and Poe

Some people believe that most murderers have a mental illness which causes them to commit their crime. This belief is strongly disagreed with by the authors Edgar Allan Poe ... ongly disagreed with by the authors Edgar Allan Poe and Fyodor Dostoevsky. Crime and Punishment, "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat",and "The Cask of Amontillado" are very similar in this contrad ... his contradiction. Each murderer takes a specific journey that has been illustrated in each case. The psychological make-up of each murderer shows that he is a normal person up to the point at which ...

(7 pages) 64 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Edgar Allen Poe, the writer of terrorsome short stories

Edgar Allan Poe, is the author of terrorsome short stories such as: 'The Fall ofthe House of Usher,' 'The Masque of the ... short stories such as: 'The Fall ofthe House of Usher,' 'The Masque of the Red Death,' 'The Pit and the Pendulum,' 'TheTell-Tale Heart,' 'The Black Cat,' 'The Premature Burial,' 'The Imp of the Perver ... Amontillado,' and 'Hop-Frog'. Poe earned his place as a major figure inLiterature for his tales of the bizarre and fantastic (Harris 491). The gruesome plots,suffering protagonists, and Gothic settin ...

(10 pages) 258 0 3.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Poe's "Cask of Amontillado"

TASK: To write a summary theme of Poe's 'The Cask Of Amontillado'One of the main themes of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of Amon ... ado'One of the main themes of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado is revenge. In this summary theme I intend to demonstrate how dramatic irony is used all along the short story as a way of remin ... ow dramatic irony is used all along the short story as a way of reminding us the true intentions of the character who vowed revenge.Firstly I will make a brief summary of the short story: the story is ...

(2 pages) 342 0 4.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe comparison essay

Edgar Allan Poe EssayAfter reading both Edgar Allan Poe's stories, "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Fall of the House of Usher", it is evident that both characters Ro ... House of Usher", it is evident that both characters Roderick Usher and Montresor are very similar. The characters' similarities are not only in their actions but also in their personalities. And thou ... though it is not that clear at first, after carefully examining both characters and in what manners they behave, their personalities become evidently similar. For both of these characters their person ...

(5 pages) 135 1 3.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Examine responses of the main character(s) to evil and/or evil impulses: O'Connor's "A Good man is Hard to find", and "The Cask of Amontillado". What accounts for the responses to evil in each story?

EVILThe Grandmother in Flannery O'Connor's "A Goodman is Hard to Find", fears death. She hopes to convin ... e Misfit to spare her by begging and telling him that he is a good man and should find Jesus. While the Misfit, who is a convicted murderer, seems to regret murdering the grandmother. In Edgar Allan P ... eems to regret murdering the grandmother. In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", Fortunato the fool also fears his impending death at the hand of the evil Montresor who had borne "The thousan ...

(5 pages) 135 0 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Two Views on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"

Two Views on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story which refers to ... montillado" is a short story which refers to the burying alive of a man done out of revenge. One of the two main characters, Montresor states in the first line of the story " The thousand injuries of ... o I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured insult, I vowed revenge" (Poe, 95). One can see the hatred he felt toward this character Fortunato who is a merry man who has everything he once had ...

(3 pages) 179 1 4.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Edgar Allan Poe and Reflections of His Life.

nces and strange interests in his many writings and stories. By taking a brief look at his life and then several of his stories, the connection between his stories and his own life can be easily made. ... own life can be easily made. Through two of his poems, "Alone" and "Annabel Lee" we can clearly see the attachment to and loss of several key women in his life and the emptiness that this left in his ...

(8 pages) 125 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Poe's use of setting is his three short stories, "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Fall of the House of Usher."

Edgar Allan Poe's Use of SettingSetting is the physical background of a story. Normally explained at the beginning, it tells the time and place ... Normally explained at the beginning, it tells the time and place of the story's action. Words take the place of paints in describing textures, images, sounds, colors, and sometimes even tastes, creat ... rs, and sometimes even tastes, creating a picture in the reader's mind in which he or she can place the story's characters and actions. In identifying the setting, one should start by determining the ...

(7 pages) 139 0 2.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Composition II, Short Essay on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado".

The Cask of AmontilladoEdgar Poe was born in Boston, Mass., on Jan. 19, 1809. His parents were touri ... Mass., on Jan. 19, 1809. His parents were touring actors. He was orphaned at age 3, and taken into the home of John Allan, a merchant of Richmond, VA. His wife raised Edgar as her son, but Allan acce ... r. Later Poe took Allan as his middle name.Although several characters are mentioned in this story, the focus is on Montresor, the diabolical narrator of this story, who pledges revenge upon Fortunato ...

(2 pages) 97 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado" is an illistration of how crimes and there consiquences

The Punishment must fit the crime.In "The Cask of Amontillado", Montresor, pontificates that the pun ... demonstrated in his family motto, "No one assails me without impunity." Montresor wholly interprets the insult of Fortunato as a mortal crime; therefore Fortunato must pay with his life-no other punis ... tal crime; therefore Fortunato must pay with his life-no other punishment would be satisfactory. To the reader, this may seem overly harsh, but can only imagine effects of this insult on Montresor. Wh ...

(4 pages) 94 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

This essay is about the short story by Edgar Alan Poe.

An Analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado"Edgar Alan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is a story of revenge, hatred and ... ed and murder. "The Cask of Amontillado" contains two main characters, Montresor, and Fortunato. In the story Poe explains how time after time Fortunato has injured Montresor and has now even insulted ... pride. Due to the many injuries that Fortunato has caused, Montresor has secretly plotted revenge. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I ...

(3 pages) 70 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

"Terror Created" an analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."

Terror CreatedOne need not wonder any longer why Edgar Allen Poe was a master of the terror genre after reading "The Cask of Amontillado". Through the use of tension and ambiguity P ... ough the use of tension and ambiguity Poe has succeeded in creating suspense and terror right up to the very end of his story. It is an excellent example of how tension, imagery, and irony, combine to ... lent example of how tension, imagery, and irony, combine to create an overwhelming effect of terror.The story begins with Montresor declaring his intention of revenge on Fortunato. "I must not only pu ...

(6 pages) 120 0 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"The Cast of Amitillo" by Edgar Allan Poe.

The literary devices an author uses greatly influences the way a story is interpreted by the reader. ... y is interpreted by the reader. Through different styles of writing, certain feelings are evoked in the reader. Especially in horror and gothic tales, the devices a writer uses can be used to create d ... ror and gothic tales, the devices a writer uses can be used to create different moods in the story. The short story, "The Cask of Amontillado", written by Edgar Allan Poe contains many different liter ...

(8 pages) 82 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Irony in Poe's work

wn as a master of nineteenth-century horror, Edgar Allen Poe was at his literary best when he wrote the tales that transport the reader to the inner workings of the insane mind. Nowhere is this more e ... er workings of the insane mind. Nowhere is this more evident than in his classic tale of revenge, " The Cask of Amontillado." The reader hangs on every word of the evil Montressor as he exacts revenge ...

(3 pages) 65 1 4.2 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The importance of literary elements

Have we ever thought why most of us are interested in the story we read? I can surely say that writing a story is a complicated process. The writer has to ... riter has to think of how the story must be told, what effect must it have on a reader, and what is the best way to present his ideas. To bring the reader's attention, literary elements, the technique ... the reader's attention, literary elements, the techniques or kinds of writing, are used by authors. The proper use of those elements enables the author to keep us interested while reading a story. Lit ...

(3 pages) 75 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Planned Vengance "The Cask of Amontillado" by,Edgar Allen Poe

e committed each year, of those about 13% go unsolved, and of that 13%, 4% are homicides. Sometimes these crimes go unsolved due to lack of evidence, and sometimes, like in a story I have read, becaus ... k of evidence, and sometimes, like in a story I have read, because there is no body to be found. In the short story," The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe, The character Montresor is a very col ...

(3 pages) 65 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

The Cask of Amontillado

Clancy LorellCask of AmontilladoThere are many elements in a story that an author uses to bring out a central theme. Edgar A. Poe is ... bring out a central theme. Edgar A. Poe is well known for using tone and setting to help develop a theme in his writings. "The Cask of Amontillado" is no exception to Mr. Poe's use of the aforementio ... e Cask of Amontillado" is no exception to Mr. Poe's use of the aforementioned techniques to develop the theme of revenge.The very first line of the story gives some clue when we read "but when he vent ...

(2 pages) 118 1 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allen Poe

The Cask of Amontillado is about a man who at one time was insulted by his friend Fortunato. After r ... ng into a drunken Fortunato and commenting that he had a very rare and delicious wine, Amontillado, the narrator lured the inebriated man into his family vaults. Once the alcohol induced friend had be ... d man into his family vaults. Once the alcohol induced friend had been lured to the farthest end of the catacombs, he was shackled in and the wall to the family tomb was masoned in by the narrator. Of ...

(3 pages) 114 2 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Poe's Poetics: Awash in a Sea of Dread poes's poetics, concerning the gothic traditions/elements, used in "the tale tell heart", "fall of the house of usher", and "The Cask of Amontillado"

Poe's Poetics:Awash in a Sea of DreadMarch 21st, 2004The Poetics of Poe is in one word disturbing. He uses language and setting to immerse the reader in ... urbing. He uses language and setting to immerse the reader in dreary, nightmare like scene. This is the case in most, if not all, of his poems and short stories. However, the majority of his stories a ... and short stories. However, the majority of his stories are not supernatural. They fall more along the lines of the uncanny, such as The Tell-Tale Heart, there are exceptions. In the case of The Fall ...

(5 pages) 67 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe