Comparing The Cask Of Amontillado And The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe is a famous writer in writing detective stories and horror stories. One of his horror stories, “The Cask of Amontillado” was talking about how a man took his revenge to his friend. However, to look deeply in this story, I found that this story was not just simply a horror tale about how a man gets his revenge in the safest way. Instead, it also demonstrates much irony in several areas: the title, the event, the season, the costume, the environment, the characters’ personalities, a man’s dignity and cockiness and at the end, the public order. he are

Another indirect factor that could contribute to Montresor’s vengeful act, and thus the story’s theme of revenge, is his state of mind. Some critics have analyzed the opening line of this short story and have determined that it could contribute to an insane state of mind. When the opening line states, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge,” it does not describe what the insult is. The fact that Montresor does not give a specific description of the insult leads many critics to believe that Montresor has acted irrationally in murdering Fortunato and that he is insane. Another example of Montresor’s insanity is found when he replies to Fortunato’s screams (Baraban). In the story, Montresor states, “I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. I re-echoed, I aided, I surpassed them in volume and in strength” (Poe 1616). Critics view this statement as contributing to Montresor’s unstable state of mind, and thus contributing to his act of revenge (Baraban).

Edgar Allan Poe is known for some of the most horrifying stories ever written through out time. He worked with the natural world, animals, and weather to create chilling literature. Two most notable thrillers are “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Poe was infatuated with death, disfigurement, and dark characteristics of the world. He could mix characters, setting, theme,and mood in a way that readers are automatically drawn into reading. Both of these short stories have the same major aspects in common.

Edgar Allan Poe is acknowledged today as one of the most brilliant writers and masters of horrors in American literature. This can be seen in his two short stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale-Heart”. Both of these stories are written in first person and ends with their victim 's death. These stories contain many similarities and differences in term of the characters, theme, mood, irony, setting, confession, and the reason for committing murder.

In this quote, the main character tries to convince the audience that he is not insane but rather the madness is an illness where I he is stronger through his senses and his mind. This could connect to the inner conflict when the protagonist cannot stop himself from hearing the heartbeat of the dead old mam as well as waiting in the doorway of the old man’s home to finally take care of the eye. Because Poe writes this story in first person narration towards the audience, it make the readers wonder the obsessions of a murderer and paranoia. This type of narration is also done in Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, but rather in this story the narrator Montresor doesn’t seem to pull of the insane mind that the narrator of “The Tell-Tale heart” has. Instead, he knows what he is doing and that it has a purpose.

Edgar Allan Poe is an influential writer known for his eerie stories. One of Poe’s most recognized works, “The Tell Tale Heart,” published in 1843, is about a mentally ill narrator who despises an old man’s eye, so he decides to murder him. Another one of Poe’s works, “The Cask of Amontillado,” published in 1846, is about the unstable narrator, Montresor, who decides to seek revenge by murdering the man who has wronged him. Even though the two narrators are mentally unstable, the narrator's actions, the way they reveal their motives and how their conscience acts upon them greatly differ.

In the short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe, using gothic elements to create an atmosphere of fear and dark horror themes. Although both stories are written differently, both are very similar when it comes down to the elements. As in “The Tell-Tale Heart” the old man is killed due to his weird eye and in “The Cask of Amontillado” Fortunato is killed for insulting Montresor. Poe uses the same gothic elements throughout both short stories, such as symbolism and onomatopoeia to build up suspense with a dark atmosphere gripping the audience's attention.

In the short story ¨The Cask of Amontillado¨ by Edgar Allan Poe Montresor kills Fortunato as a use of revenge. The short story took place in Italy during Mardi Gras time. Montresor, the malevolent character, says that if he is going to seek for revenge that he should not get punished for it. Poe uses irony, symbolism, and imagery to show how much hatred Montresor has towards Fortunato and how he leads Fortunato to his death. Imagery shows the suspenseful feeling that will go throughout the whole entire story.

I admit the deed!—tear up the planks!—here, here!—it is the beating of his hideous heart!” (8). Poe lets the reader interpret whether the

A narrator of a literary work is the only window an audience has to peer into a story and in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe reveals Montresor’s untrustworthy narration due to Montresor’s previous internal conflicts, inhumane behavior and moral decisions that Montresor chooses to ignore by continuing to immolate a close friend. Poe realizes the deceitfulness he creates within the main character; this makes Montresor complex despite the fact that Montresor chooses to remain a static character throughout the course of the shot story. Montresor betrays his loyal friend of many years, just so he can achieve a sense of satisfaction closure when he attains his revenge, the crime that Montresor committed half a century ago.

The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is a brilliant tale of revenge written by the famous poet and author Edgar Allen Poe. This short story follows the protagonist Montresor down the Italian catacombs from the first person point of view, allowing the reader to understand what his goals are. Montresor's plan is to get revenge on the antagonist Fortunato by trapping him inside the catacombs because of the injuries Fortunato caused Montresor. Edgar Allen Poe shows his incredible writing abilities by expressing an eminently great style in a vast number of literary devices throughout this tale. As well as his diction and ways of conveying the story's theme.

Edgar Allen Poe is a famous writer, who writes scary stories. One of his most famous stories is “ The Cask of Amontillado”. This story is about a murderer called Montresor who wants to take revenge from Fortunato and kill him. Thus, this mysterious and revenge story has a dark tone fulfilled with ironies. Verbal, situational and dramatic ironies have given a macabre atmosphere to the story.

Edgar Allen Poe was a great author in the 18th century. He is the author of both The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado. Both of these stories show the dark and mysterious ways of the narrator. Well, these stories have been written by the same author. Hence, they have some similarities and differences. Poe is a great writer who can describe a scene in one paragraph. The stories have the right tone and a gloomy mood. Edgar Allen Poe being the author of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado, he shows some similarities like the mood of the narrators though there is a difference in the characteristics of the narrators. The narrators have similar motives and mental states though their plans of action and the outcomes of their crimes are different.

Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of murder and revenge, “The Cask of Amontillado”, offers a unique perspective into the mind of a deranged murderer. The effectiveness of the story is largely due to its first person point of view, which allows the reader a deeper involvement into the thoughts and motivations of the protagonist, Montresor. The first person narration results in an unbalanced viewpoint on the central conflict of the story, man versus man, because the reader knows very little about the thoughts of the antagonist, Fortunato. The setting of “The Cask of Amontillado”, in the dark catacombs of Montresor’s wine cellar, contributes to the story’s theme that some people will go

First, the theme of revenge is shown exceptionally clear by the very first line of the story, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato, I had borne the best I could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (Poe 236). This line clearly shows that Montresor takes significant pride in not only himself but his family as well. Due to this great pride, he refuses for his family name to be belittled in any way, shape, or form. As mentioned by Elena Baraban, “Montresor elaborates a sophisticated philosophy of revenge.” (Baraban 164). This