Montresor is a man that has wicked mind and with his wicked mind he successfully murder Fortunato. Montresor’s cruel mind allows him to carry out a repulsive thing. He tells us why he has this twisted mind when he says: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.”(528) If we only knew why he carried out this terrible thing is true about the insult that Fortunato made calls for a murder. Montresor does not use fair methods to resolve his issue with Fortunato. He kills the man with his own wariness.
Lastly, Pearl’s abandonment from her father and isolation from society brings about the evil she demonstrates. Arguably, the Puritanical conception of sin confuses these main characters’ knowledge of the nature of evil. Hester and Dimmesdale’s adultery leads to Chillingworth’s transformation into a sinister being as he attempts to impose Puritanical evil on them. For example, Chillingworth’s idea of evil, influenced by the Puritans, helps him decide how to punish the lovers explaining, "I [will leave] thee to the scarlet letter. If that [has] not avenged me, I can do no more!"
Indeed, men when the realization of wrong in them selves is seen attempt to correct their misdeed. Pride causes one to refuse to admit wrong and this is seen in Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles. Oedipus, in Oedipus Rex, when confronted with the possibility of him being the murder of Liaus repudiates the warning, refusing to listen because fear and prideGrips his better judgment and clouds his wisdom. "Thou didst: but I was misled by my fear. "[Pg 59, Oedipus Rex -Sophocles].
“What Montresor wanted – and perhaps what everyone wants who fantasizes about revenge – was not retribution, but closure” (Delaney). This statement is clear in Poe’s description of the important components in what makes a revenge successful (Delaney). “I am not punish but punish with impunity, A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as
Montresor is a dangerous and evil person in The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe. In this short story, Montresor is sensitive, trickey, and evil. Montresor is sensitive because he is going to kill Fortunato because he insulted him. In the story, Poe also shows us through the indirect characterization methods of Montresor’s own actions, words, and looks. When Montresor is ready to go to the catacomb with Fortunato, he puts “on a mask of black silk” and wraps himself up in “a roquelaire.” He wears the mask and the roquelaire because it hides his identity.
The reader is never told exactly what Fortunato has done to provoke Montresor. All the reader is told is “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.”(360). Montresor never expounds on what the insult was, only that it occurred and that he will take revenge. Montresor goes on to say that he “must punish with punish with impunity”, meaning that he will show no mercy on Fortunato and that the revenge will be far worse than the insult. Montresor then reveals that Fortunato has a weakness.
The main evidence that states that montresor felt remorse in the end is when he went to check the bell. According to the story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor initially doesn’t feel remorse until the job was completed. Montresor created a step by step plan to fulfil his revenge on Fortunato. Montresor was willing to go to any extent in order to fulfil his quench. He tries to act like he was concerned about Fortunato’s health.
Chaise Dunn English II 11/11/12 Illusion vs. Reality How can we justify if a man is mad or not; a man may talk like a wise man and yet at the same time act like a mad man. In Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator depicted a story that he murdered the old man because of the old man’s so-called "evil eye" which made his blood run cold. Although the narrator tried to persuade the reader that he was normal, several pieces of evidence of confusing illusion and reality indicate his madness and absurdity. By examining his behavior and mind, I will expound his madness thoroughly.
Is Hamlet Insane? The topic of whether Hamlet is insane or not insane has become a very controversial dispute. Some say he Hamlet actually started to progressively become insane as the play went on (thoughts of suicide, etc.) and some say that he just put on an act to gain an opportunity to avenge his father’s death., who was murdered my Claudius, his brother. I believe that Hamlet was completely aware of the words he spoke and the actions he made and acted in a way that could be considered “insane” for vengeance.
“THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (Poe 1). The insult that hurt Montresor’s pride and drove him to revenge was not stated. His yearning for revenge was directly linked to his family motto, “Nemo me impune lacessit.”(Poe 5). which means no one attacks me with impunity. The motto made it obvious that Montresor’s ancestors had just as much pride as he does, therefore they would react to an attack in the same fashion.