The Cask of Amontillado

By Edgar Allan Poe

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The Cask of Amontillado

By Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.

Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.

He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre ofscience fiction.[1]He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

The Cask of Amontillado

By Edgar Allan Poe

1. FlambeauxHe held the flambeaux with pride as he marched on with it all flaming.

n. a flaming torch

2. NicheHe had reached the extremity of the niche – he could not hear anything else from there.

n. . exemption or immunity from unpleasant consequences a successful career marked by impunity from early mistakes

3.CryptThe crypt was never known to anyone for years as it was made a place for secret meeting.

n. A bright light

4. SconcesI took the torch from the sconces and handed them to you.

n. A flattened candlestick that has a handle.

n.  chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burialplace, a location for secret meetings, etc.

• Who are the characters in the story? Describe each.

What were they wearing? Why so?

• Where are they going?

• What did Montresor promise to Fortunato?

• What is your general impression of Montresor? Fortunato?

• What did Montresor do once they got inside the crypt?

“ I laid the second tier, and the third, and the fourth; and then I heard the furious vibrations of the chain. “

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• What did Montresor do once they got inside the crypt?

“A succession of loud and shrill screams bursting suddenly form the throat of the chained form, seemed to thrust me violently back.

….But now there came from out the niche a low

laugh that erected the hairs upon my head. “

What do the given lines mean?

* Re-read the final paragraph .

Does Montresor feel any remorse over what he did? Why so?

• What are Fortunato’s crimes against Montresor?

• Consider the symbolic implications of the descent into the wine cellar.

• Can you point to any evidence of humor in the story?

What is the meaning of the story’s title?

“THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO” 

• How does Montresor manipulate Fortunato? What does his flattery of Fortunato suggest may be his real motive for killing him?

 • Consider the symbolic

implications of the descent into the wine cellar.

 

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