ENG 2136 Lecture 4: Cask of Amontillado & Facts of M. Valdemar
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The cask of amontillado horror, that which we imagine rather than what we witness. The death of the characters could be a theme between the 3. Fortunato buried alive, blocked up and left to die. Madeline is buried alive in the dungeon. Valdemar is buried alive is trapped in his own body, the prison becomes. 3 horror stories with the common denominator source of terror rather than one"s own physical body in which the intelligence and who one is still there. The title could have been a pipe of amontillado pipe with cask emphasizes. Told the story from montresor perspective if we accept his idea, this is 1st. Think of montresor a villain and fortunato as a victim. They call attention to wealth, they are both wealthy, and wealth is important person, this discourages us to take his point of view, he is an unreliable narrator, he has an axe to grind.
