Hyperbole In 'The Cask Of Amontillado'
1.) Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration to make a point. Look at the first paragraph. What phrase used by the narrator is an example of hyperbole? Write down the full sentence that includes the hyperbolic element. Does this line make you more sympathetic or less toward the narrator/murderer? Why? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. It makes me less sympathetic toward him because he is being overly dramatic.
2.) Montresor tells us, “A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” In your own words, explain what this means. …show more content…
Give an example from a book you’ve read or a film/T.V. show you’ve seen in which this type of villain exists. He is mad at Fortunato because he said something mean. “It must be understood, that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good-will. I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation”
4.) Fortunato, who has been out drinking and enjoying Carnival, is wearing a clown’s hat. Symbolically, why is this an interesting–and appropriate–costume choice by the writer, Edgar Allan Poe? It is appropriate because they are at a carnival and he is dressed up as a Jester. 5.) To whom, do you suppose, is Montresor telling this story? Upon what evidence do you base your assumption? Yes, Montresor is telling this story. “For the love of God, Montresor!” “Yes,” I said, “for the love of God!” But to these words I hearkened in vain for a reply. I grew impatient.
6.) Name three of the many clever things Montresor does to lure Fortunato into his trap. Pretends to be his friend Gets his interest by talking about a …show more content…
Montresor also has to drink because he is scared and needs a little bit of help and something to blame it on.
12.) At the end of the story, what makes Montresor feel sick?
When Fortunato would answer him and that the dampness of the catacombs made his heart feel sick. The mold in the catacombs.
13.) Is Montresor a reliable or unreliable narrator? Explain your answer. No, Montresor is not a reliable narrator because if he’s capable of plastering Fortunato into a vault, we can’t trust him. If he’s lying, and he didn’t kill Fortunato, then we still can’t trust him.
14.) Poe is a master at creating an eerie, suspenseful mood in his stories. Dig back into the text of this story and write down two lines that help establish this mood. Yes, I want you to write down the full line. I said to him: “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day! But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado,5 and I have my doubts.”“As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi.6 If anyone has a critical turn, it is he. He will tell me—” “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.” “And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your
2.) Montresor tells us, “A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” In your own words, explain what this means. …show more content…
Give an example from a book you’ve read or a film/T.V. show you’ve seen in which this type of villain exists. He is mad at Fortunato because he said something mean. “It must be understood, that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good-will. I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation”
4.) Fortunato, who has been out drinking and enjoying Carnival, is wearing a clown’s hat. Symbolically, why is this an interesting–and appropriate–costume choice by the writer, Edgar Allan Poe? It is appropriate because they are at a carnival and he is dressed up as a Jester. 5.) To whom, do you suppose, is Montresor telling this story? Upon what evidence do you base your assumption? Yes, Montresor is telling this story. “For the love of God, Montresor!” “Yes,” I said, “for the love of God!” But to these words I hearkened in vain for a reply. I grew impatient.
6.) Name three of the many clever things Montresor does to lure Fortunato into his trap. Pretends to be his friend Gets his interest by talking about a …show more content…
Montresor also has to drink because he is scared and needs a little bit of help and something to blame it on.
12.) At the end of the story, what makes Montresor feel sick?
When Fortunato would answer him and that the dampness of the catacombs made his heart feel sick. The mold in the catacombs.
13.) Is Montresor a reliable or unreliable narrator? Explain your answer. No, Montresor is not a reliable narrator because if he’s capable of plastering Fortunato into a vault, we can’t trust him. If he’s lying, and he didn’t kill Fortunato, then we still can’t trust him.
14.) Poe is a master at creating an eerie, suspenseful mood in his stories. Dig back into the text of this story and write down two lines that help establish this mood. Yes, I want you to write down the full line. I said to him: “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day! But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado,5 and I have my doubts.”“As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi.6 If anyone has a critical turn, it is he. He will tell me—” “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.” “And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your