45 pages • 1 hour read
The Cask of Amontillado
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1846
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Essay Topics
1.
What does the repetition of the word “Amontillado” convey in the story? How does its repetition play into the text’s extended metaphor?’
2.
What elements of the story foreshadow Fortunato’s fate?
3.
In what ways does Montresor put on a performance throughout the text? What effect does this performance have?
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