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1. The CASK of AMONTILLADO by: Edgar Allan Poe

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8. *LIFE OF THE AUTHOR EDGAR ALLAN POE

9. PARENTS: David Poe JR. Elizabeth Arnold BORN: January 19, 1809 Boston Massachusetts, US Alma mater: University of Virginia; United States Military Academy Wife: Virginia Eliza Poe (1 st cousin)

10. Edgar Allan Poe have foster father named John Allan, he was not legally adopted by it. He was only 2 years old when he was brought into the Allan household Edgar’s middle name comes from Allan family. However, Poe dropped out of college due to amassed a large number of debts, could not pay for his school fees, and had no money to support himself, because John Allan refused to give him more money.

11. Poe achieved arguably his greatest triumph in 1845 when his poem ‘The Raven” was published to great acclaim. It is often billed as the most famous poem in America literature. Poe recognized as one of the foremost progeniture of modern literature. He represent the essential artistic manner of the 20 th century, by both in its popular forms

12. Poe’s work was likely inspired by his own tragic childhood. Poe’s grief for the women he lost in his life heavily influenced many of his writing both of his parents died while he was very young, and his foster mother passed away when he was 20.

13. Poe’s grief for the women he lost in his life heavily influenced many of his writing Poe’s works are quintessential examples of Gothic Literature. They invoke a feeling of terror while exploring death, despair, suspence , etc

14. BACKGROUND OF THE TEXT -first published in November 1846 by Godey’s Lady’s Book. The story’ set in an unnamed Italian city at Carnival time, is about a man named Montresor taking fatal revenge on a friend named Fortunado who, he believes he has insulted him. Poe may have been inspired to write the story by his own real-life desire for revenge against contemporary literary rivals.

15. The Cask of Amontilla do that’s the reason for his early death, because that’s thing attract Fortunado to went with Montresor to the catacombs. wine

16. The cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allan Poe

17. SYNOPSIS THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

18. * Characters : - Montresor’s servants - Luchesi - Fortunato - Montresor The Cask of Amontilllado

19. Fortunato A man who loves wine, a man that do anything just to get and taste the wine amontillado. He thinks Montresor is his friend until he got tricked by it. CHARACTERISTICS; >Drunken Ego >Greed >Competitiveness

20. Montresors Narrator of the story, complex and intriguing character whose desire for revenge, the one who trick and murder Fortunado in his family crypt. His family have a motto translated in Latin meaning “NO ONE CAN INSULTED ME WITH IMPUNITY”. Fortunado has insulted and injured him but the writter of the story never gives any specifics. CHARACTERISTICS: >RATIONAL >CUNNING >TRICKY >CALCULATING

21. *SETTINGS -Unnamed city in Italy -Catacomb The Cask of Amontillado

22. *Unnamed city in Italy this is the main place where the carnival celebrate by the Italian people. * Catacomb a place where the crime happened; owned by Montresor’s family.

23. *THEMES -Revenge -Folly and Pride -Paradox The Cask of Amotillado

24. *Revenge Montresor’s commitment to revenge is powerful and all consuming, this man keeps track on how other people insult him and how many times he plans first to deceive his notable friend Fortunato and then to kill him.

25. *Folly and Pride Foolish pride affects both main characters throughout the story, Montresor concludes he must have revenge on Fortunado because of his wounded pride. Fortunado is clearly sick he has an absolutely terrible cough but instead of protecting his health he insists on going deeper into catacombs suppered on by the folly of drinking carelessly.

26. *Paradox -In christian cultures where the chruch preaches sobriety, carnival is a time of revelry where extravagant excess is allowed in monarchies subjects must show respect to the king but during carnival disrespect was allowed even encouraged, some carnival celebrations crown their own temporary kings and kings played the roll of peasant. - Montresor hates Fortunato but pretends to be his close friend also Montresor is sure hiss servants are home precisely because he ordered theme to stay at home - Fortunato refers to the masons who are now only metaphorical stone cutters but in the story Montresor is literal mason bricking Fortunato in his family crypt into mining him alive

27. CONFLICT *Man vs. Self *Man vs. Man The Cask of Amontillado

28. Man vs Self Fortunato is over competitive, Montresor says that they need to go back and forgot about his plan because of Fortunato’s cough, but Fotunato continue going deeper to Montresor’s family catacomb.

29. Man vs. Man The main theme of the story is revenge, Montresor take revenge because of insulting it of Fortunato . Montresor vows revenge by bricking Fortunato into a crypt.

30. The cask of Amontillado SYMBOLS

31. The cask of Amontillado MOTIFS

32. QUIZ The Cask of Amontillado

33. 1.)Who’s the writter of the short story “The cask of Amontillado”? a.William Shakespear b.Edgar Allan Poe c.William Faulkner d.Stephen Curry

34. 2.) Who’s Edgar Allan Poe’s spouse? a. Divina Gracia b.Virginia Poe c. Eliza Poe d. Maria Elizabeth

35. 3.) What is the name of Edgar Allan Poe Foster father? a. John Allan b. Adrien Oliver c. Eli Alden d. Ashton Blake

36. 4.) When was The Cask of Amontillado first published? a. November 1832 b. September 1846 c. September 2000 d. November 1846

37. 5.) What is the name of their friend that expert about in wine? a. Luchesi b. Montresor c. Chris d. Fortunato

38. 6.) What was the reason why Montresor and Fortunato went to Montresor’s family catacomb? a. to see a human bones b. to drunk wine at make some conversation c. to get the cask of something he things is amontillado and taste it d. to make a plan for their future

39. 7.) What was the meaning of Montresor’s family motto? a. no one cares b. no to drugs, yes to us c. no! no! no!!! d. no one insults me with impunity

40. 8.) What was the event that celebrate by Italian people? a. festival b. carnival c.christmas d. new year

41. 9.) How Montresor murdered his notable friend? a. by lacking it to the fridge b. by using knife c. by using shotgun d. by bricking it in the dark crypt

42. 10.) What are the characteristics of Fortunato that leads to his death? a. smart, loyal, handsome b. drunken ego, greed, competitive c. rational, cunning, tricky d. ugly and obese

43. ANSWERS 1. B 6. C 2. B 7. D 3. A 8. B 4. D 9. D 5. A 10.B

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