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Week of November 3, 2014

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

Nemo me impune lacessit “No one insults me with impunity”foot d’or –golden foot pronunciation

Without punishmentunpunishedHow is this insignia symbolic of Montresor's

character?

Inpune

De Grave Wine

Oenophila: love of winespeople who appreciate or collect wine

Wine Connoisseur

Preclude

Impunity

Retribution

Redress

connoisseurship

Quack

Vintage

Motley

Surmount

A contrast or an incongruity between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen.

Irony

Italy or France?Carnival Season Mardi Gras“supreme madness”

Setting

Exposition: What is Montresor’s motive for revenge?

Characterization:Narrator?

Pg. 95

Verbal ironyDramatic ironySituation irony

Irony

the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says.

“Thanks for the ticket, officer, you just made my day!”

sarcasm is used to insult or to cause harm.What is verbal irony? (3:28)

Verbal Irony

“My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met.” 

This type of irony is popular in works of art such as movies, books, poems and plays.

It occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of.

a detective does not know that the criminal responsible for the crimes in the city is his partner.

The audience, however, is already aware of this fact and waits anxiously to know what will happen once the character finds out what they already know.

In on a secret? That's dramatic irony 2:49

Dramatic Irony

 Fortunato tells Montresor not to worry about his health. 

involves a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

occurs when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens.

For situation irony to occur there has to be something that leads a person to think that a particular event or situation is unlikely happen.

Situational irony: The opposite of what you think (3:11)

Situational Irony

CaskFortunato

Writer or speaker says one thing and means something entirely different

Verbal Irony

Reader or audience perceives something that a character is the story does not know

Dramatic Irony

Niter

• Foreshadows Montresor’s murder of Fortunato,

• Montresor comments on how Fortunato should not go into the vault because he has a cold.

 Montresor calls it "the white web work which gleams from these cavern walls."

Niter

The niter, therefore, represents the web, or the trap, Montresor has set for his victim.

What is ironic about the handshaking?What is the example of foreshadowing?How does Montresor use reverse psychology?”

Pg. 96

Irony-4 examples“You are happy, as I once was.” Is there a hint

in Montresor's motivation?

Pg. 97

Masonic Trowel

Irony-How do you know that Montressor has

premeditated the murder?How can you tell that Montressor is

deranged?

Pg. 98

Why does Montresor mimic Fortunato’s yells of fear?

Irony-Montresor-feelings of remorse?

Pg. 100

pronunciation

 “In pace requiescat”

Do you think that Fortunato injured Montresor?

What does the mention of the “thousand injuries” tell us about Montresor?

Montresor speaks of bearing the “thousand injuries of Fortunato.”

Do you think the author meant you to share Montresor’s attitude?

What details support your answer?

Montresor is proud of his revenge and considers it an act of justice.

How did the carnival help Montresor execute his plans?

The noise of the carnival prevented anyone from hearing cries for help from Fortunato.

Montresor’s home was free of his servants due to the carnival.

The costumes at the carnival allowed them to be seen together without being recognized by others as being seen together.

The drunkenness at the carnival made it easier for Fortunato to be persuaded.

“I must not only punish, but punish with impunity.”

1. What does this sentence mean? 2. What kind of person would say this?

Interpreting the text – Examining the narrator

mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

Usually, mood is referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the readers.

MOOD:

What is the mood of “The Cask of Amontillado”?•usually perceived as threatening, suspenseful, ominous. •The threatening mood can be felt in Montresor’s words early in the story:

“I continued as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.”

That he can smile at his enemy while imagining his death sets up a mood, or feeling, of something dark or evil hidden beneath the surface.

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