”Oh what a rogue and peasant slave I am” Act 2, scene 2 4. The “To be or not to be” soliloquy; Act 3, scene 1 5. The play within the play – The Murder of Gonzago 6. King Claudius’s prayer (Act 3, scene 3) TOPICS OF REFLECTION: One way of looking at Hamlet is to study the theme of revenge. This will mean concentrating on Hamlet's battle of wits with Claudius.
Hidden Betrayal “The Cask of Amontillado” a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. This short story is written in revenge for something Fortunato did to Montresor before. After what Fortunato seeks his revenge on Montresor he planned a great devious plan. Montresor acts like a friend of his, lures him to the catic culms by providing wine, and for his plan to go with ease asking him questions of his health. .As Montresor plan his plan it doesn’t turn out great for one of them.
If that [has] not avenged me, I can do no more!" (Hawthorne 122). Chillingworth is obsessed with taking personal revenge on Dimmesdale, but lets the community revenge itself on Hester. Puritan society persuades Chillingworth into evil, making him do anything to punish the couple who have sinned. Nonetheless, the revenge takes over Chillingworth’s life describing, "…That old man's revenge [is] blacker than my sin.
Revenge is an action that people choose to vow when they are betrayed, offended, or for any other wrongdoing committed towards them. Usually a person has a reasonable motive to attain vengeance. Zora Neale Hurston's story "The Gilded Six-Bits" and Edgar Allan Poe's story "A Cask of Amontillado" present revenge as a method to counterattack someone for a transgression. The more the person is damaged, the more damage they wish to inflict. These short stories serve to demonstrate that revenge is a satisfying act.
The other story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allen Poe, draws you in with a child-like mentality of revenge and hostility to shut out the erroneous belief of kindness in the man’s heart. The two stories share characteristics and differences alike, in the manner of death. The ideas that death is a constant in definition, nature, and action are false. William Faulkner’s, “A Rose For Emily” begins
Savannah Porter 3/2/2014 English 1302 Cask Of Amontillado “The Cask of Amontillado” is a story written by Edgar Allen Poe based on a person who has been wronged by another person who may have been a close friend. It is not thoroughly discussed what has happened between the two characters, but is stressed that the victim is very angry and seeking justice. Everyone can relate to being back stabbed by someone at some point in time, and the feeling is not a good one. Of course revenge would be the most pleasing way to get back at them, but would you be willing to kill? In the beginning of the "The Cask of Amontillado," it appears that Fortunato has insulted the narrator of the story, who is Montresor, who does not reveal his identity until the end of the story.
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson – A puzzling tale with a puzzling title An appropriate novel for this seminar? A tragedy? Mark Twain’s tale Pudd’nhead Wilson, first published as The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, is a puzzling story that gives rise to many questions: Why did Twain call the story The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, when the story ends happily for him and he is a minor character? Which literary genre does the novel belong to? Is it really a tragedy, as Twain calls it, or rather a comedy?
The short stories “The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe are two stories that are tales of both murder and insanity. The stories take place in different times, the stories are similar. In each of the stories the format of the stories has the narrator explaining why they were forced to commit murder, and while the reasons seem like rather weak excuses to us, the narrators both believe they had valid reasons for their crimes. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” the main character Montresor, explains what has happened to his once good friend, Fortunato. Montresor murders him because of some unnamed injustice he has suffered.
Fortunato was lucky, for he was drunk and not knowing of what is going on. It was terrifying, screaming at him to stop but no words were coming out. I sat there petrified watching him lay brick by brick to my demise. As he lay the last brick I scream out horror. Then I awoke in a panic.
The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allan Poe I. Characters: Montresor- He is a man who intend to take revenge on Fortunato. Fortunato- He was the man that Montresor despise. II. Setting: At a Carnival in unknown city of Italy III.