Instructions:”The Cask of Amontillado”Edgar Allen PoeReadings: Please read Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (text)Reading material:Cask of Amontillado by PoePre-write: The central theme o
Instructions:
“The Cask of Amontillado”Edgar Allen PoeReadings: Please read Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (text)
Reading material:
- Cask of Amontillado by Poe
- Pre-write: The central theme of “Cask” deals with the human impulse to get revenge. Drawing from your own life experiences please articulate your perspective on revenge. For example, Is it ever appropriate to act out on this impulse? If so, when and to what degree? What would happen if we constantly supress this impulse “turned the other cheek” so to speak?” 1. Define “macabre”Define “irony” in literature2. What is the one specific piece of info in this story does Poe curiously omit? Why does he doe this?3. In the first paragraph Poe offers two criteria for getting revenge. Cite the quotes and explicate.***Using textual warrants (relevant direct quotes) discuss how Poe uses setting, specific images, and irony to create a sense of the macabre in “Cask of Amontillado.” *Check out Vincent Price reading “Cask of Amontillado”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XTmWag6wfw&feature=youtu.be
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi4GRpOS7NU&feature=youtu.be
