Montresor Foreshadowing

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In the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allen Poe, the protagonist, Montresor, is developed through a series of literary techniques. Montresor is the narrator, and he begins with describing how Fortunato, another character in the story, has hurt him too many times and that he has hit the last straw. He seeks revenge, but his idea of revenge is rather rash, and it was not only how he got his revenge, but also his feeling when he was getting revenge. Poe uses techniques such as foreshadowing and imagery to show how Montresor is a cold-blooded killer. Although he might appear as someone who is acting in the name of justice, but he is in fact a madman and his actions prove this. The use of foreshadowing and imagery contributes to the development of the cold-blooded character that Montresor is. First of all, Poe uses foreshadowing in order to …show more content…
For example, a sympathetic villain wouldn’t be saddened by the fact that he is not able to hurt his victim even more. A sympathetic villain would get their revenge and do it in a fair way, something equal to what the other person did to them. Montresor, however, not only wanted to leave Fortunato bricked up in a hole in the catacombs, but he was also chained up. Montresor also attempted to light Fortunato on fire, by throwing the flambeaux into the hole, and being saddened when the damp air and walls extinguished the fire. This is stated on page 64, “ I thrust a torch through the remaining aperture and let it fall within. There came forth in return only a jingling of the bells. My heart grew sick-on account of the dampness of the catacombs.” Attempting to light someone already in much pain, on fire, is something only a cold-blooded killer would do, and that’s exactly what the narrator did. This shows how Montresor would enjoy Fortunato being in pain, and it would bring him

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