The Cask of---------Edgar Allan Poe--------

AmontilladoBy, Jocelin Guevara, Stephanie

Calderon, Becky Mungiole , and Zach McDonald

•The setting of, The Cask of Amontillado takes place in some sort of European country.•The time is during a celebration called, Carnival, which is a Catholic religion celebrated masquerade style.•Through out the short story another place visited included, a crypt.

Setting

•In the short story, The Cask of Amontillado, the narrator is Monstresor.•The narrator speaks in a first person point of view.

Narrator/Point of view

•The conflict in the short story is between man vs. man. The man vs. man are Montresor and Fortunato.•Also, there is a man vs. self conflict between Montresor and his mind.

Conflict

Main Characters

•The main characters in the short story are Fortunato and Montresor.•Fortunato displays character traits such as, insulting, non-intelligent, and gullible•Montresor on the other hand is, clever, insane, and revengeful.

•Anger/Revengeful) The Montresor wants to get revenge on Fortunato.•Excitement) When the Monstesor informs Fortunato that he has received a pipe that passes for Amontillado. This is when Fortunato his doubts and needs to see the Amontillado.•Worried) The Monstressor shows that he’s worried about Fortunato’s health when Fortunato coughs for a long time.•Dull) When Monstresor had tricked the Fortunato and got away with it by killing him.

Mood

Figurative LanguageForeshadowing:“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.”- When Monstresor said this, it made the reader expect something to happen to Fortunato. (pg.209)

3 Quotes

•Theme: What goes around comes around(karma)

•“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.”- Fortunato did something to the Monstresor which caused him to retaliate.

•“I continued, as was my wont, to single in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.”- Fortunato didn’t know that Monstresor was coming for him.

•“My heart grew sick-on account of the dampness of the catacombs.”- Monstresor didn’t feel guilty for killing Fortunato.

Groups Opinion•Jocelin- I enjoyed reading this short story because Monstresor had an amazing thought out plan of killing Fortunato

•Stephanie- I didn’t like the short story because I don’t like death in general

•Zach- I really did not enjoy this short story. It had a good concept, but it was really confusing.

•Becky- I thought that it was gloomy, but it was really interesting the way Monstresor trapped Fortunato.

Exposition

Setting: European Country, duringLent CarnivalSituation: Montressor plotting revengeAgainst FortunatoCharacter: Montressor and Fortunato

Theme: The theme of The cask of Amontillado is what comes around goes around. If you do someone wrong they will get their revenge.

Protagonist vs. AntagonistMontressor vs. Fortunato

ResolutionMontressor traps FortunatoIn a crypt by chaining him toa rock and building a brickwall, teaching Fortunato toNever do him wrong again.

ConflictMontressor wanted toPlot revenge againstFortunato.

Rising Action

Montressor gets Fortunato intoxicated,by telling him it is an antidote for his cough

Montressor leads Fortunato a cryptwhere he tells Fortunato the Cask ofAmontillado is at.

ClimaxMontressor chains Fortunato toa rock in the crypt and builds a wallAround him with the intention ofKilling him

PlotTitle: The cask of AmontilladoAuthor: Edgar Allan Poe

Falling ActionAs the liquor starts to wear off on Fortunatohe realizes what Montressor is doing. He begins toscream and shout for Montressor to stop. ButMontressor finishes the wall and leaves Fortunatofor death1