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Post by Admin on Nov 18, 2014 12:50:08 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 Nicole Rohall on Nov 19, 2014 19:10:16 GMT
1. Maybe he was talking to the police about it because he wanted to be able to get credit for the murder of Fortunato.
2. We know that Montresor was taking him to the vaults to seek revenge and not for the Amontillado wine but he didn’t know that and continued to think that he was going to get the wine.
That was an example of dramatic irony.
3. 1st example; “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking today. But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts.” But he wasn’t really luckily met in fact it was the opposite of luck.
2nd example; “Come,” I said with decision, “we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, and beloved; you are happy as once I was. You are a man to be missed for me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible. Bedsides, there is Luchresi—“
“Enough,” he said; “the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough.” It is ironic because he is just about to die by being murdered and the coughing is in a sense helping Montresor murder him.
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b. Fortunato's costume was ironic because he was dressed as almost a clown/gesture which is a funny or happy thing/person and he was being killed which isn’t a funny or happy thing thing.
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs is ironic because a murder is taking place right under everyone having a good time and partying and being murdered is the opposite od having a good time.
5. I believe that the narrator did imagine the thousand injuries because Fortunato seemed more so like a friend and Fortunato thought that Montresor was a friend of his so I don’t believe that he was have done a thousand injuries to.
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Post by Skyler Marcincavage on Nov 19, 2014 19:14:42 GMT
1. Montresor could be taking to the people with the "thousands of injuries" because techinally they haven't died if they had injuries.
2. We know that Montresor is going to take Fortunato down to the vault to kill him, but fortunato does not know that. This is dramatic irony.
3. "My friend, no; I will not suppose upon your good nature. "
"Let us be gone"
4. a: Futanato's name is ironic because his name is basically fortunate, and he is killed in the story so he is not fortunate.
b: His costume is a jester or joker, it is ironic because he is then killed wearing the costume.
c: Carnival is supposed to be a happy time but it is above the catacombs where they represent death.
5. Montresor is a reliable narrator because when he describes about Furtunato and him, he is so deatailed that you can imaigine him actually there and not just that Montresor is imaging the story. In the story when Montresor says," He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication" is an example of how descripted Montresor is, and that it would be hard to believe is making it up.
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Post by Riley Scepansky on Nov 19, 2014 19:15:39 GMT
1.I personally think that Montresor is telling us because he feels guilty for killing Fortunato.
2. We know that Fortunato is going to be killed whereas he doesn't, this would be dramatic irony because we know more then he does.
3." My friend, no..." and " We will go back; your health is precious."
4 a.Fortunato's name is an example of irony because Fortunato sounds like fortune and fortune means luck, so this would be irony because
Fortunato isn't experiencing luck he is experiencing misfortune.
b. Fortunato's costume (a jesters costume) is a prime example of irony because he is dressed as a joker and a joke was played on him which ends up costing him his life.
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs is ironic because, Carnival is usually a happy time and there are horrible and gruesome things going on under the Carnival.
5. Montresor is not a reliable source for many reasons. One reason is he is or is going insane. You can tell he starts to go insane when he starts to bury Fortunato alive.
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Post by max oswald on Nov 19, 2014 19:16:52 GMT
Using complete sentences, answer the following questions pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."
1. To whom could Montresor be talking, fifty years after the murder, and for what reasons?
He may be telling family to get it off his chest before his death.
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 he was taken down there to be killed, but he thinks he was taken down there to taste a wine. 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.
1.”Come, we will go back; your health is precious.”
2.” And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own.”
4. The story is full of other examples of irony. Explain why each of these are ironic:
a. Fortunato's name
Fortune is in his name, which means prosperous or lucky, but he dies.
b. Fortunato's costume
A jester is funny or happy, but death is sad.
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs
Carnival is a festive, happy place and death is gloomy and serious.
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.
Montresor is not reliable. He obviously is crazy, infact he screamed louder than the character being killed…as he was killing him. He easily could have imagined the insults as a reason to kill someone he disliked.
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Post by Ashley Allwein on Nov 19, 2014 19:18:37 GMT
1. He may want to tell what he did to the police because he would be so old that it wouldn’t matter if he got charged with murder because he wouldn’t be living much longer.
2.We know that Montresor is going to get revenge on Fortunato. Dramatic Irony
3. “I continued, as my won’t, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.”“Then I must positively leave you.”
4a.His fortune was to die in his name; Fortune is in his name, Fortunato
4b. Carnival was happening above ground the same night he went into the
4c.Carnival is a happy celebration with jokes but the situation isn’t a joke.
5.He’s an unreliable narrator because details suggest that he imagined the thousand injuries and the insults of Fortunato. In the book it says as Montresor is building the wall he said ,” My heart grew sick on account of the dampness of the catacombs.” His heart wasn’t sick from him just burying and suffocating Fortunato alive.
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Post by Brittany Wade on Nov 19, 2014 19:20:04 GMT
1.Maybe Montresor is talking to the next victim, so that way the victim knows that he’s not joking about what’s going to happen. Another person that he could be talking to is the police because maybe someone called the police when Fortunato went missing and people saw Montresor and Fortunato leave Carnival and go somewhere so now Montresor is getting questioned and about to be arrested after so many years.
2.We, as the audience, know that Montresor is thinking of a way to kill Fortunato in his head. Although we don’t know when he’s going to do it, we can imply that he’s going to do it when they go to the catacombs; this is dramatic irony because the audience knows more than the characters
3.“Nemo me impune lacessit”
“And I to your long life.”
4.A-Fortunato’s name reminds you of fortune or fortunate, but in the book Fortunato is not even close to fortunate. He ends up suffocating to death in the catacombs while being chained to a wall so he’s really not that fortunate.
B.Fortunato is dressed as a jester and a jester is like a foolish clown that is supposed to entertain you, so it’s like Fortunato is there to entertain Montresor by murdering him.
C.Carnival is supposed to be fun and celebratory, but underneath the streets is a murder and murders aren’t fun and celebratory.
5.He isn’t the best narrator to have because he is more than likely insane. He is about to murder someone because he wants to get revenge and murder is revenge for anything. Just because someone has done something to you doesn’t always mean that you have to get them back. He also shows signs of insanity by screaming louder than Fortunato and Fortunato is the one being murdered.
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Post by Brandon zimmerman on Nov 19, 2014 19:20:34 GMT
Using complete sentences, answer the following questions pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."
1. To whom could Montresor be talking, fifty years after the murder, and for what reasons?
I think it was sort of an annerversity for 50 years since Montresor was suffocated by Fortunato, Because as we know Montresor was insane and he could have been trying to speak to Fortunato’s sprit.
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?
It would be dramatic irony is when the audiences seem to know more than the character.
He does not know why he is taking down to the vault because Montresor didn’t tell him but we knew because of the first nine lines when he wants revenge.
3. Identify two of Montresor's comments to the unsuspecting Fortunato that are verbally ironic. Place them in quotation marks for your answer.
“For the love of god” Fortunato was in the wall and sad for the love of god, Montresor
“ Nemo me impune lacessit”. Montresor means no body attacks me without punishment.
4. The story is full of other examples of irony. Explain why each of these are ironic:
a. Fortunato's name
Well it almost spells fortunate but in the story he is suffocated inside a wall.
b. Fortunato's costume
well his costume was a jester which are usually jokers who mess around with people but in this story the joker is the one being killed suffocated in a stone like coffin.
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacombs
well a carnival is almost a joyful place to be at but right underneath is a place where dead bodies are and then Fortunato is being suffocated.
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 just because he is crazy. I mean when Fortunato was being suffocated and he was yelling at Montresor. Then Montresor who was yelling back even louder than Fortunato was even though nothing was wrong with Montresor.
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Post by Josef Heins on Nov 21, 2014 18:06:37 GMT
1.Montresor could be talking to the police. He could have gone even more insane and decided to confess to the crime he committed 50 years ago.
2.It is situational irony because it’s the opposite of what Fortunato believes is going to happen. He thinks they are going to get a cask of amontillado from the vaults. We know that he is actually being tricked into going so that Montresor can kill him.
3.Verbal irony is said when Montresor says “Nemo me impune lacessit,” to Fortunato.Also when Montresor says “And to your long life,” to Fortunato while drinking the Medoc is vebal irony
4.His name is close to fortunate and fortune but, he is not fortunate enough to escape and survive.His costume was a jester. They are usually happy and cheerful, but because he is killed while wearing it makes it sad and unhappy.Carnival is happening up above the catacombs and underneath it Fortunato is being killed.
5.He is not a reliable narrator because he is insane and crazy. Montresor is insane because he buries Fortunato alive while screaming louder than his screams. He also continues to act as Fortunato’s friend throughout the entire night until he locks him to the wall and start to bury him alive.
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Post by olivia stump on Nov 21, 2014 18:08:10 GMT
Using complete sentences, answer the following questions pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."
1. To whom could Montresor be talking, fifty years after the murder, and for what reasons?
Family to get it off his chest before he dies.
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?
Dramatic irony
We knew that he was taken down there to be killed, but he thought he was being taken down there to taste wine
3. Identify two of Montresor's comments to the unsuspecting Fortunato that are verbally ironic. Place them in quotation marks for your answer.
“And I to your long life” It is ironic because he kills him.
“Come, we will go back, your health is precious” it is ironic because he is acting like he cares about his health but then kills him later on.
4. The story is full of other examples of irony. Explain why each of these are ironic:
a. Fortunato's name
His name is ironic because it was unfortunate that he died, and fortune is in his name. Fortune means good luck and he didn’t have good luck because he died.
b. Fortunato's costume
A jester is funny and death is not something that is funny.
c. The fact that Carnival takes place in the streets above the catacomb
Carnivals are a place to have fun and play games and a catabomb is underground and is a dark place.
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 a reliable because he is crazy. He was screaming louder than the person he was murdering, so he may have also imagined the insults. He may have just killed him because he was insane.
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Post by Morgan Kerr on Nov 21, 2014 18:08:44 GMT
1. Montresor may be talking to the police.
They could find out about the crime and question him.
2. We know that Montresor is going to kill Fortunato but he does not know this. This makes this situation dramatic irony.
3. “…to your long life.” “…your health is precious”
4a. Fortuanto’s name is ironic because it looks and sounds like the word “fortunate” or “fortune” but in the end he dies. This is an example of verbal irony.
4b. Fortunato’s costume is ironic because he is dreesed as a jester. Typically jesters are happy and telling jokes and making people laugh. However, he is with Montresor on his way to get killed, which is a very sad event.
4c. Carnival is a very happy celebration and under the streets, there is murder happening.
5. I do not believe he was a reliable narrator because he was insane, so that, to me, would seem like he would not tell everything how it happened. When reading Fortunato’s perspective it seemed some things happened differently than how Montresor told it. I do think he maybe could have been dreaming about it.
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Post by Felisha Gambler on Nov 21, 2014 18:11:07 GMT
1) He could be talking to his friends/family because he’s just so proud of what he did.
2) He’s going to get killed when he’s at the vault. That’s dramatic irony because we know it’s going to happen before Fourtunato knows.
3)“…Indeed it is very damp. Once more let me implore you to return.” (pg. 238)
“Yes,” I said, “Let us be gone.” (pg. 239)
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a) Fortunato’s name is like fortunate and this is situation irony because he’s not fortunate at all because he’s getting killed tragically.
b) His outfit is a jester like costume and a jester represents joking around/funny stuff. The thing is what was going on was not joking around/funny stuff. So it’s situational irony.
c) Carnival is like a party and what’s going on underneath the streets in the catacombs is a killing. That is situational irony because it’s the opposite. It’s fun stuff going on while tragic stuff going on.
5) I feel like Montresor is not a reliable narrator because he’s going insane in the book. No sane person would bury a man alive and torcher them with obnoxious/irritating sounds so that that would be the last thing he hears.
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