The Cask of Amontillado
Author’s
biography
Edgar Allan Poe
Writer (1809–1849)
American
writer, poet and critic Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his tales and poems of
horror and mystery, including "The Fall of the House of Usher,"
"The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven."
Did you know?
·
Edgar Allan Poe's imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and
horror gave birth to the modern detective story.
·
Poe married his cousin Virginia when she was 13 and he was 24.
·
Despite his awards and recognition, Poe had financial problems
throughout his writing career.
·
Poe died in a Baltimore hospital in 1849, his last words being:
"Lord, help my poor soul."
QUOTES
“The
death of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the
world.”
—Edgar Allan Poe
Expectations/Predictions
about the text
At first, I
imagined that Fortunato would die anyway, because I already knew a little about
the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. I was just trying to imagine how I would die
...
Analysis or
Connection between literary work and historical background.
Fortunato and Montresor have a
history, and a painful one at that. Fortunato has wounded Montresor a
“thousand” times. Montresor never complains. But one day, Fortunato goes too
far: he insults Montresor, and Montresor vows revenge.
For Montresor to revenge himself
for Fortunato’s insult, he must get away with it – if Fortunato can revenge him
back, then Montresor has lost. The punishment must be permanent −
Fortunato must feel it, and he must know it’s coming from Montresor.
Literary
movement (that the author belongs or represents and what that movement is)
Dark romanticism
Is a literary subgenre of Romanticism reflecting popular fascination with the irrational demoniac and the grotesque way to write.
"Often conflected with Gothicism, it has shadowed the
euphoric Romantic movement ever since its 18th-century beginnings. Edgar Allan Poe is often celebrated as the
supreme exponent of the tradition."
Country
United States of America
Genre / Type:
Fable, essay, short story, etc.
Horror
Did you
confirm your predictions? Were they correct?
Yes, I did confirm my predictions,
but only in which Fortunato would die, it was obvious to think that he would
take revenge, taking his life.
Were they
wrong? How? Why?
Only at the point of the way he would
die, I did not imagine that I could do it just by leaving him there to die, and
no one could find him now, I thought I was going to hang him.
References
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