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Post by Admin on Nov 18, 2014 12:49:48 GMT
Using complete sentences, answer the following questions pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." INCOMPLETE SENTENCES WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF POINTS. SPELLING, GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE COUNT.
1. To whom could Montresor be talking, fifty years after the murder, and for what reasons?
2. Part of the story's horrifying effect comes from Poe's use of irony. What do we know that Fortunato does not know about why he has been invited into the vaults? Which type of irony is this?
3. Identify two of Montresor's comments to the unsuspecting Fortunato that are verbally ironic. Place them in quotation marks for your answer.
4. The story is full of other examples of irony. Explain why each of these are ironic:
a. Fortunato's name
b. Fortunato's costume
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs
5. Think about whether or not Montresor is a reliable narrator. Do any details suggest that he might have imagined "the thousand injuries" and the insult - or even the whole story? Explain your answer with support from the text, not just opinion.
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Post by Tim Frey on Nov 20, 2014 15:30:10 GMT
1. Montresor could be talking to a good friend because he is speaking to this other person as if they have known each other for a long time and that this person knows Motresor quite well.
2. We know that Montresor is inviting Fortunato into his vaults so he can entrap him and kill him, but Fortunato does not know this. This is an example of dramatic irony.
3. 1. “And I to your long life.”
2. “Come, we will go back; your health is precious.”
4. a. His name looks like the word ‘fortune’, yet this story is full of misfortune for him.
b. He is dressed like a clown, and he looked like a clown because he got intoxicated and walked right into a trap.
c. People are yelling and screaming in joy above them, yet the screams below are of death and are very gruesome.
5. I don’t think that Montresor is a reliable narrator because at the end of the story, he says that no mortal has disturbed them in the last 50 years. By saying that, I think that this was a dream and that he is reciting this dream to someone. Also, at this age, Montresor is a very old man. He could be delirious and making something up in his mind, or formulating a story from something that he heard and inserted his and his friends’ names into the story that he heard.
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Post by katia ruiz on Nov 21, 2014 15:09:05 GMT
1)Montresor could be reliving this even and telling it to everyone fifty years after the murder. He barricaded Fortunato in a room and sucked all the oxygen out of the room. Montresor could be confessing the sin that he did in the eyes of every one. He could be done with his life and just decide to tell everyone of this horrific deed he has done.
2)We know that Fortunato is being led into the vaults by Montresor so Montresor can do something to Fortunato, since Fortunato insulted him. This is a type of situational irony because Fortunato expected to be drinking Amontillado, but ended up being tied up with chains and left to die.
3)“And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own.” This was said to Fortunato by Montresor when Montresor was telling him about the Amontillado.
“Once more let me implore you to return. No? Then I will positively leave you.” Montresor said this to Fortunato after he locked him up in chains.
4)a.Fortunato’s name is an example of irony because it looks like the word fortunate. Fortunate means to be favored by or involving good luck or fortune; lucky. Since Fortunato was not so lucky in the story it is ironic because you expect him to be lucky since he was well respected or beloved. Fortunato was not the luckiest guy in this case.
4)b.Fortunato was wearing a jester’s costume. Jesters were seen as funny, happy people who brought joy to others. Fortunato didn’t seem so happy or funny as he was locked up in chains and was desperate to get out. He apparently insulted the narrator so I don’t think this was joyful to Montresor.
4)c.The fact that carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs is ironic because Fortunato is screaming for help and because he is chained to the wall. Montresor starts to scream with him and even louder than him, but still nobody heard them. Carnival is a time of celebration and Fortunato has nothing to celebrate for since he was chained up and left to suffocate.
5)I think Montresor was not a reliable narrator because the entire story could have been based on his insane opinion. Montresor wasn’t very sane, as we viewed this in the story. He ceased his work when building the wall to keep Fortunato in to listen to Fortunato scream and even scream with him at times. Montresor could have imagined the insults just to have a reason to kill Fortunato. Fortunato didn’t seem like the kind of man to insult another because he was the one wearing a jester’s costume and asking about the Amontillado Montresor had. If Fortunato had insulted Montresor, then he would not go see the wine by himself because he would have been worried Montresor had heard about the insults. Fortunato seemed like the kind of man that would only talk to others if they needed help on wine not insult them as Montresor had stated.
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Post by Kayla Randazzo on Nov 21, 2014 15:10:29 GMT
1. I think he was telling the police, because he was so proud and wanted to share it with someone before he died.
2.We know that Fortunato is going to die, and it is a type of dramatic irony.
3.“Your health is precious.” “You’re rich, respected, love;”
4. a. His name is Fortunato and it’s unfortunate that he dies of revenge. This is a type of situational irony.
b.He is a joker and he jokes around a lot, so he ended up dying in his costume. This is a type of situational irony
c.No one could hear Fortunato yelling for help, because it was to loud with the Carnival above. This is a type of dramatic irony.
5. I think he is, because he is crazy and would do something like that.
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Post by Hannah Geesey on Nov 21, 2014 15:12:43 GMT
1. To whom could Montresor be talking, fifty years after the murder, and for what reasons?
Maybe he could be telling a son or daughter or a young curious crazy person.
2. Part of the story's horrifying effect comes from Poe's use of irony. What do we know that Fortunato does not know about why he has been invited into the vaults? Which type of irony is this?
He doesn’t know that montresors reason for taking him into the vault is to kill him. It is dramatic irony.
3. Identify two of Montresor's comments to the unsuspecting Fortunato that are verbally ironic. Place them in quotation marks for your answer.
“Your health is precious”
“And I to your long life
4. The story is full of other examples of irony. Explain why each of these are ironic:
a. Fortunato's name
His name sounds like fortunate and fortunate means to be luck. He isn’t lucky because he gets killed.
b. Fortunato's costume
He is dressed as a happy clown and he is meant to amuse people and really he made montresor mad and then he dies.
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs
Carnival is a happy time and under all of the people who are celebrating there is someone getting murdered.
5. Think about whether or not Montresor is a reliable narrator. Do any details suggest that he might have imagined "the thousand injuries" and the insult - or even the whole story? Explain your answer with support from the text, not just opinion.
I don’t think he is because he killed this guy because he made him mad. He sounds insane so he could possibly be imagining all of Fortunatos insults and such. He could be imagining the whole story. He is crazy so it could be completely untrue.
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Post by Alexa Vega on Nov 21, 2014 15:14:58 GMT
1.He could be telling the police about what he did because his life is coming to an end anyways and maybe he wants to share what he did to Fortunato to make it known by someone then just himself.
2.We know that Monstresor is going to kill him because it is in the narrator’s point of view but if we were in Fortunato’s point of view we would not know that because he thinks he is just going down there to taste wine.
3.“ And to your long life.”
“yes, yes I said. “yes, yes.”
4.a. Fortunato's name- his name means having an unexpected fortune and in the book he wasn’t suspecting getting trapped and killed. b. Fortunato's costume- The clown suit was an example of irony because he is supposed to be in the carnival having a good time but it now symbolizes him looking like a clown/fool for believing that he was actually going to taste this rare wine. c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs-It’s ironic that there is a carnival going on above them because the carnival is too loud to be able to hear Fortunato screaming for help.
5.I don’t think that he is reliable because the story gives no evidence or examples that Fortunato actually used to torment him he just says he does without clearly backing it up. For all we know Monstresor could just be crazy.
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Post by Mckenzie Tanhouser on Nov 21, 2014 15:17:19 GMT
1. To whom could Montresor be talking, fifty years after the murder, and for what reasons?
I think he was on the news, being interviewed because they finally found the body in the tomb.
2. Part of the story's horrifying effect comes from Poe's use of irony. What do we know that Fortunato does not know about why he has been invited into the vaults? Which type of irony is this?
What we know that Fortunato does not is that Montresor got him drunk and lead him down into the tomb so he could kill him.
3. Identify two of Montresor's comments to the unsuspecting Fortunato that are verbally ironic. Place them in quotation marks for your answer.
“Your health is precious”
4. The story is full of other examples of irony. Explain why each of these are ironic:
a. Fortunato's name
It’s unfortunate for his name because it means lucky but he ended up getting murdered. (situational)
b. Fortunato's costume
Hes a joker and he said something to Montresor that was a joke, but it hurt his feelings, so then Montresor killed him in his joker costume as revenge. (situational)
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs
(Dramatic) No one could here Fortunato yelling because the carnival was too loud, right above them.
5. Think about whether or not Montresor is a reliable narrator. Do any details suggest that he might have imagined "the thousand injuries" and the insult - or even the whole story? Explain your answer with support from the text, not just opinion.
I don’t think Montresor is a very reliable person because he is crazy.
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Post by Kyra Lea on Nov 21, 2014 15:18:00 GMT
1.Montresor could have possibly told other people in the story but 50 years later. He could have been telling Luchresi about what he did.
2.This is situational irony. We know that Montresor was planning to kill Fortunato in the catacombs where the vaults are but Fortunato had now idea.
3.Fortunato said that he wanted to go down into the vaults to see if the wine was real. Little did he know that the vault was where he was going to die.
4a. His name sounds like fortune and something bad had happened to him. Fortunato means lucky.
4b. Carnival is going on in this time and there are probably people dressed as clowns. Fortunato was dressed like a clown or a jester.
4c. -Carnival is loud. When Fortunato was being chained he was screaming but nobody could hear him because of carnival.
5. Montresor is not a reliable narrator because we don’t really know what happened. He was a bit psychotic. Would you believe someone who was psychotic? I think he maybe took the insults a bit too far. I don’t think he was a reliable narrator because he was insane. Why would you kill someone for insulting you? I just found it hard to believe.
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Post by Edcel on Nov 21, 2014 15:18:25 GMT
1. To whom could Montresor be talking, fifty years after the murder, and for what reasons?
He could be talking to the audience and to Fortunato’s grave. He probably does this because he wanted to talk about the murder and maybe also asking for forgiveness.
2. Part of the story's horrifying effect comes from Poe's use of irony. What do we know that Fortunato does not know about why he has been invited into the vaults? Which type of irony is this?
We know that he has been invited into the vaults because there is a plan to kill him. This type of irony is dramatic irony.
3. Identify two of Montresor's comments to the unsuspecting Fortunato that are verbally ironic. Place them in quotation marks for your answer.
“Proceed”, and “Herein is the Amontillado”.
4. The story is full of other examples of irony. Explain why each of these are ironic:
a. Fortunato's name
His name means fortune, which is the opposite of the outcome.
b. Fortunato's costume
One would expect that a clown would’ve had a good time, but he didn’t because he was buried alive.
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs
Carnival was meant for everybody to celebrate but instead it was tragic for Fortunato.
5. Think about whether or not Montresor is a reliable narrator. Do any details suggest that he might have imagined "the thousand injuries" and the insult - or even the whole story? Explain your answer with support from the text, not just opinion.
Yes, I think that Montresor is a reliable narrator because he explained his story with a lot of details.
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Post by Jessica Krepps on Nov 21, 2014 15:18:42 GMT
1)I think that Montresor would be talking to Fortunato’s wife, Lady Fortunato. I believe that because she would want to know how her husband died/murdered.
2)We know that Fortunato has hurt Montresor multiple times before the murder. That type of irony would be dramatic irony.
3)“Yes,” I said, “let us be gone!” “Yes,” I said, “for the love of God!”
4)a)Fortunato's name reminds me of fortunes. For instance, a fortune reminds me of life and riches. Sadly for him, his life is full of death and sadness.
b)Fortunato is dressed like a clown. His action to drinking the wine is careless, just like how a clown would be careless about what they do.
c)People are having fun although Fortunato and Montresor is not having fun because Fortunato is murdered by MOntresor.
5)I don’t think that Montresor is a reliable narrator because he murders Fortunato slowly. I think that he exaggerated the whole “the thousand injuries” because Fortunato doesn’t seem like the type of person to hurt someone like that even if it’s an insult.
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Post by Noah Barwinski on Nov 21, 2014 15:20:15 GMT
1(Montresor could be talking to his sons or daughters telling them his secrets and regrets before he dies.
2(Montresor knows he is going to kill Fortunato but Fortunato doesn’t know this. The irony of this is that Montresor says that he is respected and feared, but he plans to kill Fortunato. This shows that Montresor does not respect or fear him or else he would not have killed him.
3(He tells Fortunato that he has Amontillado when there is really no Amontillado. He also tells Fortunato that he can go when he is coughing in the catacombs but he knows that fortunate won’t go back
4(a. Fortunato's name lucky or fortunate, in this story he is not because he dies
b. Fortunato's costume a jester or clown, jesters are usually depicted as happy but in this story he is sad because he is drunk and dying
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs
Above them the carnival is happy and lively, the catacombs are filled with dead people and sorrow
5(I think that he is an unreliable narrator because if he is crazy enough to suffocate someone in a wall because they insulted him then what would make you think he is telling he truth
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge"
"I must not only punish but punish with impunity"
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Post by Nicole Clemons on Nov 21, 2014 15:21:29 GMT
1.He could be talking to his family about how and why he killed fortunate.
2.When the narrator tells Fortunato that if he is coughing that bad he can just have Luchesi go down and check it instead but fortunate is to greedy and wants to see the wine for himself since he has an obsession with wine. Dramatic irony.
3.When he keeps telling him it’s okay and he will have somebody else check the wine” and to I your long life.”
4a.Because it sounds like fortunate but he actually was not fortunate he was the opposite.
4b.He is dressed like a clown and could be a part of carnival.
4c.That they couldn’t hear him and while a celebration was going on above them he is being killed Situational irony.
5.
He is not reliable because he never had any evidence that he killed Fortunato he could just be telling people he did. He put Fortunato into a niche in his wall and covered it up. So no one but Montresor knows what really happened to Fortunato.
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Post by Lauren Clemons on Nov 21, 2014 15:22:31 GMT
1Telling the cops because guilt got to him or someone random.
2That Montresor is planning to kill him, and it is dramatic irony because Montresor already knows he’s going to kill Fortunato.
3“And I to your long life.”
“yes, yes” I said , “yes,yes.”
4aBecause he is supposed to be fortunate but he was actually unfortunate.
4b. Because the carnival is right above the catacombs.
4cIt’s so loud when he calls for help that no one could hear him. Montresor knew that no one could hear him during carnival.
5No he’s not reliable because he has no proof that he ever did that. He mentioned what he did 50 years later where Fortunato probably already turned to bones. Also no one ever knew what he did during carnival that day.
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Post by Kyra Lea on Nov 21, 2014 15:24:54 GMT
1.Montresor could have possibly told other people in the story but 50 years later. He could have been telling Luchresi about what he did.
2.This is dramatic irony. We know that Montresor was planning to kill Fortunato in the catacombs where the vaults are but Fortunato had now idea.
3.Fortunato said that he wanted to go down into the vaults to see if the wine was real. Little did he know that the vault was where he was going to die.
4a. His name sounds like fortune and something bad had happened to him. Fortunato means lucky.
4b. Carnival is going on in this time and there are probably people dressed as clowns. Fortunato was dressed like a clown or a jester.
4c. -Carnival is loud. When Fortunato was being chained he was screaming but nobody could hear him because of carnival.
5. Montresor is not a reliable narrator because we don’t really know what happened. He was a bit psychotic. Would you believe someone who was psychotic? I think he maybe took the insults a bit too far. I don’t think he was a reliable narrator because he was insane. Why would you kill someone for insulting you? I just found it hard to believe.
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Post by Lukas Thomas Emge on Nov 21, 2014 15:25:16 GMT
1.I believe that Montresor is talking to the police. It is 50 years later, and he is coming to the end of his life. He is crazy, and he wants to brag to the police about how brilliant his murder was.
2.We know that Fortunato was invited to the vaults because Montresor wants to get revenge on Fortunato. This causes dramatic irony because we know that something bad will happen to Fortunato, but he has no idea.
3.Montresor said, “And I to your long life” before he took a drink. We knew that Montresor was going to kill Fortunato soon, but Fortunao did not know, so this was verbal irony. Also, Montresor says, “We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible.” Fortunato thinks that Montresor in sincere, but we know that he is not.
4.a.Fortunato’s name means lucky, so it is unexpected that something bad will happen to him, but something bad does happen to him.
4.b.He wore a clown-like costume with all different colors. He looked very festive and happy. You would never expect something bad to happen to him because he is dressed to have a good time.
4.c.The Carnival is supposed to be festive and a happy place where people are celebrating and are having a good time. You would not expect a tunnel of skeletons to be located directly under a place fool of festive activities.
5.I think that Montresor is not a reliable source. He is obviously insane. The reason I do not think Montresor is reliable is because in the story, Montresor says basically that Fortunato has insulted him too much and that he must get revenge, but Montresor never tells us how Forunato did this, so why should we believe him? When Montresor and Fortunato are together, they seem to be good friends, and there are no signs of any insults ever coming from Fortunato. Montresor never even backs up why he is getting revenge, so I do not think he is reliable.
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