The Cask Of Amontillado

Setting- Ancient Italy

CLIMAX

Conflict

• Man vs Man
• Montresor wanted to seek revenge
• Montresor convinced Furtunato to accompany him into the underground vaults
• "... but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge"(Poe 61).

Plot

• Montresor doesn't like Fortunato because of the many insults he has said
• Fortunato did this many times and Montresor vows revenge

Characters

Montresor

• round character
• complex character that change and sometimes surprise the the reader
• Vengeful
• mysterious
• unforgiving

Fortunato

• flat character
• doesn't change throughout the story
• confused
• unaware
• naive

Imagery

• Imagery- words,symbols, or ideas in a work that appeal to the senses
• "He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress" (Poe 62).
• "...his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells" (Poe 62).
• "The man wore motley"(Poe 62).

Hyperbole

• Hyperbole- extreme exaggeration
• "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne" (Poe 60). 

Irony

• Irony-a broad term referring to the recognition of a reality
• Fortunato means "fortune" 
• at the end he dies which is not good fortune
• Dramatic Irony

Foreshadowing

• Foreshadowing-To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand
• Fortunato has a weakness and an attraction for wine
• The reader knows his weakness and love for wine will play a major role

Theme

• Theme: The people you put your trust in determines your fate
• Furtunato put his trust on the wrong person and dies

Point of View

1st Person Point Of View

• POV gives reader deeper understanding of thought process
• easier to share motives of character
• Perspective sets tone for any story
• determines how much reader should know to understand plot

Mood

• Mood-the feeling that the reader feels when reading a story
• threatening
• evil
• horror
• menacing

Tone

• attitude that the author gives off towards the audience through language and diction
• threatening