An Analysis Of “The Cask Of Amontillado
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In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a trip
into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even
more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real
offense had been given. Even though this is a short story, Poe creates a
nightmar ....
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.... in Fortunato’s face, but use the
pride his victim has in wine to lure him into the catacombs to taste some
of his non- existent amontillado. At this point, the reader knows the
conflict will be one of man versus man. It is an external struggle because
Fortunato and Montresor are in a life and death fight. However, the
conflict is largely internal, because Montresor has a fierce hatred that
Fortunato is unaware of. The narrative hook seems to occur when Fortunato
follows Montresor into t ....
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