The Cask of Amontllado

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"The Cask of Amontllado" by Edgar Allan Poe

This is very well-thought out story of revenge involving two enemies, in which a man, Montresor elaborately plans the demise of his foe Fortunato. Montresor chooses the the timing to seek his revenge perfectly. It is the time of the carnival (Mardi Gras). The carnival in itself creates a great diversion. It's a particularly haphazard and crazy time. Fortunato is quite drunk, and much too trusting of Montresor. He even throws a mask and cloak over Montresor, making their departure from the carnival even less conspicuous.

Montresor subtly plays Fortunato's ego in order to convince him to leave the carnival and sample some Amontllado that he had

Some common words found in the essay are:
Mardi Gras, Allan Poe, Masons Montresor, Fortunato Montresor, cough fortunato, fortunato's ego, lures fortunato, die cough,

Approximate Word count = 470
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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