Essays on Montresor

Many people who have been crossed in some way harbor thoughts of revenge, but the majority of people never act them out. While revenge can be a great motivator for violence, some instances are not as they appear, such as in Poe’s telling of a…

Name: Mohamed Abdi Instructor: Virden kamla Class: EN201 09/12/2019  You Only Fear the Unknown  To dread the obscure, and to dread of whatever may come in our lives, has ages of individuals considering whatever our lives will resemble to the next day or the following moments. Demise is consistently…

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” The meaning of this statement is that without a full expression of what must be said between communicators, the compatibility they hold can lead the members of the relationship in a…

Montresor, the main character of Edgar Allen Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado”, took it upon himself to get justice for all the times his old friend Fortunato insulted him; Montresor not only wanted to simply punish Fortunato, but to punish with impunity. Montresor carries out his…

“The thousands injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” (p. 61) Montresor said the morning he decided to do the dreaded task of removing Fortunato from society. There could be numerous reasons for…