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“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
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1. Has anyone ever done anything to you that made you want to get
revenge on them? What did they do?
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2. Have you ever gotten revenge on someone for something they did to you? What did you do to
them in return? Why did you feel a need to get revenge?
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3. Explain how the revenge made you feel. Did you get caught? If
you had gotten caught, would that have changed the feeling the revenge gave you? Explain.
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catacombs
• Usually, catacombs. an underground cemetery, especially one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
• an underground passageway, especially one full of twists and turns.
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virtuoso
• a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
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impunity
• exemption from punishment.
• immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action.
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fettered
• A fetter is a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
• Usually used in the plural - “fetters” can refer to anything that confines or restrains.
• Thus, “fettered” means confined or restrained, literally by a chain or shackle placed on the feet, or figuratively by something like boredom or poverty.
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connoisseur
• a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art.
• a discerning judge of the best in any field: a connoisseur of horses.
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gait
• a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
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precluded
• to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
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retribution
• retaliation, repayment, recompense.
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afflicted
• to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
• vex, harass, torment, plague.
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explicit
• fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.
• precise, exact, unambiguous
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Literary Terms Questions
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1. CHARACTERIZE Montresor. What kind of person is he?
• Concerned with honor – kills Fortunato over an “insult” p. 168
• Cruel – taunts Fortunato by showing him the trowel (p. 171) and screaming w/him when walling him up (p. 172)
• Manipulative – entraps Fortunato using F’s own self-perception (p. 168); servants p. 169
• Sociopathic/psychopathic – commits murder with little evidence of remorse (p. 173)
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2. What might Fortunato’s name mean?
• Someone who is fortunate
• Someone who becomes successful through luck, not necessarily hard work
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3. Why might Fortunato’s name be IRONIC?
• He is not fortunate in his interactions with Montresor, which lead to his death.
• This is the opposite of what we might expect for someone whose name implies good luck or fortune.
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4. Give examples of IRONY in the story, including SITUATIONAL,
DRAMATIC, and VERBAL IRONY.• Situational: Fortunato expects Amontillado
and instead receives death• Dramatic: Fortunato doesn’t know he’ll be
killed; but reader does, and thus gets the trowel joke (p. 171) and the cough joke (p. 170)
• Verbal: the compliments M pays to F; p. 171 M “implores” F to return.
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5. How does not knowing what Fortunato did to Montresor
intensify the horror of this story?
• One could imagine that Fortunato’s offense is quite minor or unintentional and that Montresor is a particularly cruel person
• One could imagine their own friends or acquaintances behaving like Montresor
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6. Would the story be better or worse if you knew what Fortunato did to
Montresor? Explain.• Might be worse because Poe’s idea of
what is horrifying might not match yours.
• Might be better if Poe manages to tap into your deepest, most secret fears.
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7. Explain how Montresor’s family motto is related to the story? To the
actions of Montresor?• The motto translates, “No one insults me
with impunity.”
• This shows that Montresor cannot let an insult be forgiven.
• He interprets it to allow/require him to kill Fortunato.
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8. How does Montresor manipulate Fortunato? What CHARACTER
TRAITS make Fortunato easy prey for Montresor?
• Fortunato is really proud of his ability to judge fine wines and is competitive with others to show his skill. He also likes to drink.
• Montresor appeals to Fortunato’s pride w/the story of the cask, and uses Luchresi to appeal to F’s competitive nature; he also preys on F’s drunkenness
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9. What is the setting? What details of the setting contribute to the horror of
this story?
• Italy (p. 168 – mentions Italians; names seem Italian)
• During the carnival season (p. 168)• Probably mid-1800s as the word
“millionaire” (p. 168) was coined around 1820-1830.
• Horror: catacombs, nitre, midnight
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10. Contrast the setting in the beginning of the story with the setting
where Montresor takes Fortunato.• The beginning is the craziness of carnival,
with costumes, colors, noise, parties; it is dusk. p. 168
• The end is in the depth of Montresor’s family crypt with darkness, bones, horror; it is midnight. p. 171-172
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11. Explain the MOOD of this story. Give examples from the text to support
your answer.• Horrifying –
– Montresor toys with Fortunato, • showing nitre p. 169, • taunting about cough p. 170 • and trowel p. 171;
– Fortunato is unsteady and drunk when killed p. 171-172
– while Montresor is calculating and efficient p. 171-172
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12. Who is the PROTAGONIST of this story? Justify your answer.
• It is Montresor
• He is the one pursuing a goal, even if we think it’s a negative goal
• The reader gets most insight into his motives and thoughts.
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13. Who is the ANTAGONIST of this story? Defend your answer.
• It is Fortunato
• He is in conflict with Montresor (the protagonist) because he has insulted Montresor
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14. Who is the narrator of this story? What kind of narrator is he?
• Montresor is the narrator• First person limited (uses “I”; doesn’t give
Fortunato’s thoughts• May be unreliable
– Doesn’t explain the “insult”– Might have pangs of conscience
• P. 173 “My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs…”
• Why is he telling this story 50 years later? possibly deathbed confession?
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15. Explain a symbol in the story.
• The cask of Amontillado could symbolize the wealth associated with a rare item, which motivates both characters
• Montresor’s coat of arms could symbolize his revenge against Fortunato’s insult
• Fortunato’s fool costume symbolizes his foolishness and greed
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15. Explain a symbol in the story. (cont.)
• Carnival symbolizes a topsy turvy society that allows such a murder
• The catacombs symbolize Montresor’s personality, which is pleasant on the outside, but filled with death and darkness.
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Romantic Story Analysis Chart
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Fantasy and Imagination
• N/A
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Love of Nature
• N/A
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Intense Emotion
• Montresor’s desire for revenge
• Fortunato’s fear as he’s being walled up
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Sympathetic interest in the past, medieval
• Montresor’s home and catacombs seem medieval
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Exotic Places
• Italy
• Carnival
• Catacombs
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Legends and Myths
• Buried alive
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Death
• Fortunato
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Morbid melancholy; insanity
• Montresor is sociopathic
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The Supernatural
• N/A
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Failed Love
• N/A
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Mysticism (spiritual intuition beyond ordinary
understanding)
• N/A
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Rural Life and the Common Man
• N/A