Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado: Themes
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UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ Curitiba, 8 de outubro de 1996 Curso: Letras -
Inglês / Noturno Disciplina: Literatura Norte Americana I Aluno: Anderson José
Nogueira
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
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.... of the Montressors, and second, to
arrest Fortunato down there forever.
Irony first appears in Fortunato's name, once we are made aware,
in the second paragraph, that he is going to be killed, but it ( the irony )
continues present during all the short story as something to call our attention
to what is really happening.
In the second paragraph Montressor states that in spite of his
decision of killing Fortunato, he continued smiling in his face ( Fortunato's ),
but he adds: "...and ....
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