1. THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO BY EDGAR ALLAN POE Carmen J. Narváez English 1010-3011ONL Mrs. Amelia M. Quijano

2. Edgar Allan Poe Was born in January 19, 1809 and die in October 7, 1849. He was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. Poe was one of the earliest American practicioners of short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction of genre.

3. Characters Montresor- our narrator is Mr. Sinister. He’s the guy you don’t want to meet in, an underground graveyard or anywhere else. He’s a cold and ruthless killer. He not only enjoys killing, but also think it’s necessary. Fortunato- he seems easy to identify with than Montresor. It’s much simpler for relate the victim to the victimizer. Luchesi- isn’t really a characther. He’s more of a plot device. He helps drive the action. Luchesi is Fortunato’s rival in wine tasting. Montresor Family- when Fortunato comments on how big the catacombs are, Montresor implies that all the bodies in the place are dead members of the Montresor family.

4. Setting The setting in “the cask”, and in most horror or gothic fiction, has a special purpose: to suggest freedom or confinement, in harmony or opposition to the freedom or confinement of the characthers. The author started with the country in wich it takes place, wich is Italy. Then the carnival season and the Montresor family catacombs that are more direct.

5. Conflict For Montresor to revenge himself for Fortunato’s insult, he has to get away with it- if Fortunato can revenge him back, then Montresor has lost. The punishment must be permanent- Fortunato has to feel it, and he has to know it’s coming from Montresor.

6. Climax Montresor brings up Luchesi, Fortunato calls Luchesi an “ignoramus” and that’s when it all comes out. He’s chained inside an upright casket in the foulest depths of the catacomb. That’s the story big explosive movement.

7. Suspense Montresor is building a wall of suspense, especially if you are Fortunato. Fortunato’s is watching himself being bricked in, waiting breathlessly to see if this is some kind of really creepy carnival joke.

8. Conclusion It is imposible to know how old Montresor is when he kills Fortunato, but in the second to the last line of the story, we learn that the murder happened fifty years ago. So Montresor is probably pushing eighty when he is telling the story and he could be far more ancient. More importantly, this conclusion let us know that Montresor has gotten away with his crime so far.