The Cask of Amontillado Essay Examples

Edgar Allan Poe

United States

Horror short story

1846

The short story shows a true act of revenge and tells a tale of a person who lives by their family motto. In the story a man named Montresor gets equal with another character named Fortunato because of insult toward his family.

The carnival represents energy and life.
The catacombs represent evil and death.
Fortunato's jester outfit represents foolishness.
Fortunato's name ironically represents Fortunato's misfortune.

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The main themes in “The Cask of Amontillado” are ambivalence, self-delusion, and substance abuse.

The main characters are Montresor and Fortunato.