The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allen Poe
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The Cask of Amontillado is about a man who at one time was insulted by his friend Fortunato. After running into a drunken Fortunato and commenting that he had a very rare and delicious wine, Amontillado, the narrator lured the inebriated man into his family vaults. Once the alcohol induced friend had been lured to the farthest end of the catacombs, he was shackled in and the wall to the family tomb was masoned in …
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…of "no one wounds me with impunity." Ironically, the narrator claims, "I must not punish, but punish with impunity" (line 1). Only Poe could have pulled off this irony and due to his unique phrases, elaboration's, and character roles, this story has a tone and setting that would not have been achieved otherwise. Workcited: Freak Shows, Carnivals, and Fairs: Roaming Entertainment of Antebellum America. 3 Mar. 2004. <http://www.arches.uga.edu/~mgagnon/4000SPdrafts/folz.htm>.
…of "no one wounds me with impunity." Ironically, the narrator claims, "I must not punish, but punish with impunity" (line 1). Only Poe could have pulled off this irony and due to his unique phrases, elaboration's, and character roles, this story has a tone and setting that would not have been achieved otherwise. Workcited: Freak Shows, Carnivals, and Fairs: Roaming Entertainment of Antebellum America. 3 Mar. 2004. <http://www.arches.uga.edu/~mgagnon/4000SPdrafts/folz.htm>.
