The Cask of Amontidillo
Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” is characterized by irony, and is filled with trickery, deception, and revenge to explain the psychology of the characters. The entire story is based on revenge and trickery. Not only does the main character want revenge, but he wants to enjoy it. The two characters in “The Cask of Amontillado” are Fortunato and Montresor. Fortunato is an eminently successful man. He enjoys the good things in life, is clever and has no scruples. Montresor tells us that regarding paintings and gems he is a complete quack. But he does pride himself on his connoisseurship of wines. Montresor like Poe, is a man of spirit. When he decides to take revenge, he enjoys every minute of
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Approximate Word count = 493
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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