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A 5 page research paper/essay that presents an argument concerning the correct interpretation of Poe's famous short story. The scholarly interpretations that have been penned regarding Edgar Allan Poe's famous and enigmatic short story "A Cask of Amontillado" are numerous. Some critics focus on the irrationality of Montresor's behavior, while others, such as John Gruesser, argue that Montresor suffered from a guilty conscience when he made his confession and that "Fortunato literally and figuratively gets the last laugh in the tale because he knows that lies ahead for Montresor and himself in the next world" (Gruesser 129). Rather than take this position regarding the meaning of the story, it seems truer to the tone of the narrative, as well as Poe's careful characterization of Montresor, to argue that Montresor saw himself as being the hand of God in the enactment of his revenge, but that, having accomplished this purpose, he allowed himself in retrospect to feel pity for his victim. This point is substantiated by Poe's remarks on how to write a short story; the use of Latin in the story and Poe's characterization of both Montresor and Fortunato. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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argue that Montresor suffered from a guilty conscience when he made his confession and that "Fortunato literally and figuratively gets the last laugh in the tale because he knows that
lies ahead for Montresor and himself in the next world" (Gruesser 129). Rather than take this position regarding the meaning of the story, it seems truer to the tone of
the narrative, as well as Poes careful characterization of Montresor, to argue that Montresor saw himself as being the hand of God in the enactment of his revenge, but that,
having accomplished this purpose, he allowed himself in retrospect to feel pity for his victim. This point is substantiated by Poes remarks on how to write a short story;
the use of Latin in the story and Poes characterization of both Montresor and Fortunato. In Poes review of Nathaniel Hawthornes Twice-Told Tales, he writes: In the whole
composition there should be no word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one pre-established design. And by such means, with such care and skill,
a picture is at length painted which leaves in the mind of him who contemplates it with a kindred art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction (As cited by Delaney
33). This quotation indicates the precision with which Poe crafted his stories. Each word and image is chosen with care and, collectively, his choices in Cask create an image
of Montresor as a man who knew precisely what he was doing from an ethical standpoint when he walled a living human being into a wall, condemning him to a
gruesome death. Poe uses Latin phrases twice in this story and each time is highly indicative of the overall meaning for the narrative. The first time is when Montresor
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