Friday, January 15, 2010

The Cask of Amontillado Response

How is the setting developed? The setting is developed by the author saying where they are (Italy), and he deeply explains the catacombs of which they travel to.
How is the author conveying the sense of evil? He conveys the sense of evil because when his "friend" is crying for help, he just laughs and mocks whatever his "friend" is saying.
The character is a symbol of evil, this is because even though he never killed his friend, he left him to die and ignored any requests for help.
The factor that contributed to his actions was that Fortunato made an unspecified insult that made him angry.
The roots of his behaviour are that he is very high on himself, so any little remark will make him angry, thus making him kill his friend.
The character impacted me the most because the plot and setting seemed very normal, but this story was sinister and evil becuase of the character.

1 comment:

  1. Oh the joys of technology. I commented yesterday and I guess it didn't work. Do you really think he was his friend or is that an example of irony at work. What specific examples do you see make you think he was "high" on himself. Can you bring in specific egs from the text to help develop your answer. Now why do you think the plot was normal-is it normal to lure a "friend" into catacombs and bury them alive?

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