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'''“The Cask of Amontillado”''' is a 1846 short horror story wrote by Edgar Allan Poe.
'''“The Cask of Amontillado”''' is an 1846 short horror story written by Edgar Allan Poe.
==Plot==
==Plot==
“The Cast of Amontillado” begins by recounting the last meeting between two aristocratic gentlemen, the narrator Montresor, and the wine connoisseur Fortunato.{{sfn|Nesbitt|2000|p=297}} Montresor is plotting his revenge for the thousand injuries Fortunato did to him.{{sfn|Sipiora|2002|p=240}} While at the pre-Lenten festival, Montresor tells Fortunato that he has in his possession a cast of amontillado sherry and does not feel as though it is authentic.{{sfn|Nesbitt|2000|p=297}} Montresor leads Fortunato deep underground to his family catacombs in his palazzo. Although Fortunato has a cough from the nitre, he continues so his rival Luchesi does not steal his opportunity to taste the wine. Once they get into the catacombs Montresor chains him to the wall and begins to use a trowel and fresh mortar to entomb Fortunato.{{sfn|Nesbitt|2000|p=297}}
“The Cast of Amontillado” begins by recounting the last meeting between two aristocratic gentlemen, the narrator Montresor, and the wine connoisseur Fortunato.{{sfn|Nesbitt|2000|p=297}} Montresor is plotting his revenge for the thousand injuries Fortunato did to him.{{sfn|Sipiora|2002|p=240}} While at the pre-Lenten festival, Montresor tells Fortunato that he has in his possession a cast of amontillado sherry and does not feel as though it is authentic.{{sfn|Nesbitt|2000|p=297}} Montresor leads Fortunato deep underground to his family catacombs in his palazzo. Although Fortunato has a cough from the nitre, he continues so his rival Luchesi does not steal his opportunity to taste the wine. Once they get into the catacombs Montresor chains him to the wall and begins to use a trowel and fresh mortar to entomb Fortunato.{{sfn|Nesbitt|2000|p=297}}
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==Major Themes==
==Major Themes==
Montresor is motivated by hate and seeks revenge on Fortunato. He feels as if he has insulted him and caused a thousand injuries to him but the injuries are not identified in the short story "The Cask of the Amontillado.
Montresor is motivated by hate and seeks revenge on Fortunato. He feels as if he has insulted him and caused a thousand injuries to him but the injuries are not identified in the short story "The Cask of the Amontillado"
 
One theme is rivals, Montresor depicts his homicide of Fortunato in a tone of truth.{{sfn|Elhefnawy|2018|p=103}} However, his description of the episode offers very little with regard to what he thought and felt.{{sfn|Elhefnawy|2018|p=104}} Obviously, a significant part of the analysis of the story is committed to working out Montresor's thought process from the slight detail on offer.{{sfn|Elhefnawy|2018|p=105}} Rather than the thought processes that drive individuals to kill.{{sfn|Elhefnawy|2018|p=103}} Montresor even makes directed reference toward his anger regarding Fortunato's action.{{sfn|Elhefnawy|2018|p=103}} This is manner satisfactory to drive Montresor to kill, how Montresor goes with regards to his vengeance—the hero not looking for fulfillment in a duel yet demanding it through a more barefaced and surprising technique for homicide.{{sfn|Elhefnawy|2018|p=104}}
 


The plot revolves around alcohol and inebriation, with both contributing to Fortunato's gullibility and eventual demise in Montresor's wine cellar. Engaging Fortunato in dialogue ripe with irony, Montresor lures his victim deep into the family catacombs, urging him to try other wines along the way. {{sfn|Nesbett|2000|p=297}}
The plot revolves around alcohol and inebriation, with both contributing to Fortunato's gullibility and eventual demise in Montresor's wine cellar. Engaging Fortunato in dialogue ripe with irony, Montresor lures his victim deep into the family catacombs, urging him to try other wines along the way. {{sfn|Nesbett|2000|p=297}}
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==Publication History==
==Publication History==
The short horror story "The Cask of Amontillado" was first published in Philadelphia's monthly magazine, the Godey's Lady Book, in November 1846.


==Explanation of the Work's Title==
==Explanation of the Work's Title==
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{{Refbegin|indent=yes|30em}} <!--Sources go between {{Refbegin}} and {{Refend}} in alphabetical order -->
{{Refbegin|indent=yes|30em}} <!--Sources go between {{Refbegin}} and {{Refend}} in alphabetical order -->
* {{cite journal |last1= Baraban |first1= Elena |date= 2004|title=The Motive for Murder in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe.|journal=Rocky Mountain Review of Language & Literature |volume= 58 |issue=2 |pages= 16}}
* {{cite journal |last1= Baraban |first1= Elena |date= 2004|title=The Motive for Murder in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe.|journal=Rocky Mountain Review of Language & Literature |volume= 58 |issue=2 |pages= 16}}
* {{cite journal
| last1      = Elhefnawy
| first1    = Nader
| date      =2018
| title      =Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado'
| journal    = Taylor & Francis, Routledge.
| volume    = 76
| issue      = 2
| page      = 103-105.
}}
* {{cite journal | last= Foy | first= Roslyn Reso | date= October 2015 | title= Freemasonry, the Brethren, and the Twists of Edgar Allen Poe in 'The Cask of Amontillado' | journal    = Taylor & Francis, Routledge | volume    = 35 | issue      = 0014-4940 1939-926X (electronic) | pages      = 252-256 }}
* {{cite journal | last= Foy | first= Roslyn Reso | date= October 2015 | title= Freemasonry, the Brethren, and the Twists of Edgar Allen Poe in 'The Cask of Amontillado' | journal    = Taylor & Francis, Routledge | volume    = 35 | issue      = 0014-4940 1939-926X (electronic) | pages      = 252-256 }}
* {{cite book |last= Nesbitt |first= Anna |date={{date|2000}} |chapter= Edgar Allan Poe |title=The Cask of Amontillado |url= |location= |publisher= Gale Group |pages=297-354}}
* {{cite book |last= Nesbitt |first= Anna |date={{date|2000}} |chapter= Edgar Allan Poe |title=The Cask of Amontillado |url= |location= |publisher= Gale Group |pages=297-354}}
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| pages      = 447
| pages      = 447
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==External Links ==
==External Links ==
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