Quotes From 'The Cask Of Amontillado'

Rainsford heard a shot in the far distance and was curious about where it had come from, another shot came about and it had originated from Ship-Trap Island, Rainsford thoroughly paced himself to the edge of the yacht and wondered "Who could be on that Island?," a slight breeze had taken up Rainsford's cigar, and flew in the far distance to where Rainsford could no longer see where it had gone. Rainsford then fell off the deck and into the blood warming water and another shot had gone off, Rainsford paced himself to the shot and was now on Ship-Trap Island unconscious through the night. When he had woken up, he had found animal and human tracks and decided to follow them so Rainsford did. Rainsford met a tall man named General Zaroff who was very kind, respectful and well educated and also was a hunter. General Zaroff liked hunting humans and Rainsford had contemplated that was preposterous. General Zaroff and Rainsford had very different dissents about each others

In line 73-76, it says, "An abrupt sound that startled him. Off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. Again he heard the sound and again Somewhere, off in the blackness, someone had fired a gun three times." This builds suspense because it doesn't tell you what's going on until later. It makes you feel like you should run and hide but instead, Rainsford goes towards the gunshots to see what is going on. In lines 80-81, it says, "He leapt upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation...." The word "...leapt" is there to show how Rainsfort was moving. He was agile and it seemed to be like he knew what he was doing. In line 98-99, it says, "Rainsford remembered the shots. They had come from the right, and doggedly, he swam in that direction...." The word "doggedly" was put there to emphasise how he was swimming. He was swimming in a way that made it seem like he wanted out of there. There are many other quotes regarding diction and that's where we lead to

Rainsford over came a lot of obstacles in this story, such as Zaroff, Ivan, and the island. He did this by using his instents, intelligence, and his physical strength. Rainsford was lost, hunted, and now he has a island all to himself. He was very smart to be able to take down a skilled hunter like Zaroff. Does rainsford stay on the island or does he

Rainsford hides up in a tree. Zaroff lets gives him a chance to escape. Rainsford build a mealy man-catcher and it ended up damaging Zaroff. Rainsford constructs a Burmese tiger pit, and killed Zaroffs dog. Rainsford makes a Ugandan knife trap, which murdered Ivan. Zaroffs goes back home thinking he won the game. But Rainsford just dived into the sea. Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom unexpected. Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff’s bed which leads to us thinking that he has somehow of killed

In the short story Rainsford dodges Zaroff all three nights, but stays in the jungle. On the very last night Rainsford jumps off the cliff into the ocean, Then Rainsford swam back to the ocean to kill Zaroff and lastly he succeeded; But in the movie; Rainsford headed to the dangerous swamp with Eve to lose Zaroff and gain time. Then Rainsford and Eve head to the waterfall while Zaroff was unexpectedly standing there. Zaroff took a shot at Rainsford and Rainsford down the waterfall into the water, Zaroff and Eve went back to the castle feeling undefeated, But later Rainsford came in out of nowhere and killed Zaroff leading to the intriguing

After running for two hours Rainsford realizes he must make the Zaroff’s hunt a more difficult. He set off to make a trail not even Zaroff could follow but, the General did indeed follow the trail. Zaroff allowed Rainsford to survive this event and live another day. Rainsford continues his transformation from hunter to murderer as each encounter with Zaroff becomes deadlier and deadlier. Rainsford uses traps to further escalate the violence aimed for Zaroff: first he injures Zaroff with a branch, second he kills one of the bloodhounds in a pit and then he kills Ivan with the knife tied to a branch. His understanding that Zaroff would not stop the hunt leads Rainsford to his final act. He kills General Zaroff in his bedroom and sleeps in his bed. The course of events transformed Rainsford, the hunter, into what he proclaimed earlier he was not, a murderer.

It had been a week since Rainsford managed to kill the nefarious General Zaroff. The challenging part was almost over or so it seemed. There was not a clear way for Rainsford to escape. As days passed, Rainsford tried to escape. He tried making a boat from driftwood that he found, he tried swimming, he even tried sending a signal by using a flashlight. Rainsford had become so desperate that he even tried some ridiculous plans like trying to pole vault across the ocean. As a result, Rainsford ended up having huge gashes in his left leg ,which got infected, and he had to amputate it. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, Rainsford had lost hope and became bitter.

Rainsford finally stopped running when he reached a tall tree that he could hide in. He climbed up as far as he could and hid out there for the

Literary elements are a vital part of a story and how it unveils. Without it, stories would lack any sort of feeling that the reader gets when reading/watching the story. Stories like “The Sniper”, “The Necklace”, and “The Cask of Amontillado” are great examples of literary elements in use.

He also kept his head bald so it wouldn’t interfere, but now his head wasn’t bald because he didn’t have anything to shave with on the island.Yet out of all the things Rainsford thought about in the ocean his mind constantly drift back to how he was to get out of this situation. But nevertheless he began to swim in the direction of General Zaroff’s home. He swam and swam until he saw lights . He got out of the water and began to walk towards the lights not thinking but acting on instinct . Then there was a rustling in the bushes and there appeared a dog a big dog which looked very hungry. The dog began to growl and off instinct and not reason Rainsford ran and ran towards the house but the dog was getting closer so he kept running but the dog had got him . Before Rainsford knew it the dog was on top of him eating at his flesh and tearing it away. Rainsford lates there completely giving up. Then a voice boomed through the darkness it was the voice of General Zaroff’s. The dog stopped and took of in the opposite direction of the voice . Then there was no longer a voice but footsteps getting closer and

INSIRATIONAL QUOTES ONYEKWERE NONSO  The entirety of life itself is a set up all planned out for each of us and once we are born, life’s ambush catches up with us.  Who you would be is a product of what you see, pursue and achieve.  No one knows tomorrow, agreed – but one can start to paint the picture of what one’s tomorrow will look like, TODAY!  Who said you can’t do it?

In reality, however, Rainsford swims around the island and sneaks into Zaroff’s mansion. As soon as General Zaroff returns to his bedroom, Rainsford leaps out from behind the curtains and kills him, sleeping soundly in his bed afterwards. 2. Theme Statement – The fine line that separates man from beast can be blurred by instinct. a) “‘I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. . .

The Cask of Amontillado is considered to be one of the best short stories. Written by Edgar Allan Poe in first person and having all the main events as a three hundred page fiction book, The Cask of Amontillado is a complete novel. This short story has several themes which function from the first page of the story such as: suspense, fear, and revenge.

While Rainsford was in the wild for the 3 days he killed Ivan and one of Zaroff’s dogs. Rainsford managed to survive all 72 hours in the jungle. Once Rainsford survived the 3 days he snuck back into Zaroff’s house and hid in his room. Once Zaroff realizes that Rainsford is in his room, he tells him to be on guard. Rainsford then beat Zaroff to death.

There is a lot of evidence of premeditation in this story all leading to the demise of Fortunato. The narrator wants to get revenge but have no consequences for the murder. Early in the story the narrator states, “At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely, settled --but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk,” (Poe 1). When the narrator states his idea of getting revenge without getting caught. This shows how much of a planner he is for this murder. He will plan the perfect way to kill without anyone knowing. The narrator also states, “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend,” (Poe 1). The setting for this murder almost seems to perfect. It’s dark outside during carnival, later suggesting that everyone is drunk. This tells the reader that the narrator planned for this exact moment in which he will get revenge. Because of these quotes in the story the reader can suggest that the narrator has premeditated this