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In a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...

revenge" (Poe 280). Because Fortunato regarded himself as a most knowledgeable wine connoisseur, Montresor schemed to get him dow...

In six pages this essay considers Montressor's revenge against Fortunato and ponders whether or not he ever feels guilty or remors...

In seven pages this paper examines how the revenge theme is developed in this short story and how whether or not it was Fortunato ...

the supposed "insult" which Fortunato has offered him; he vacillates between a hatred of the man and a reluctant admiration for hi...

In six pages this paper discusses the symbolism of the cask that appears throughout Edgar Allan Poe's compelling short story. Eig...

In five pages this paper examines how Poe employs the theme of revenge and how it underscored the desires of the author for reveng...

In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...

that "The Cask of Amontillado" centers more around the theme of revenge than do any of Poes gruesome works. "The Cask of Amontill...

an ever-present element in "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe manages to keep it just below the surface of the plot until that final ...

The morbid tale of revenge of "The Cask of Amontillado" is carefully depicted with crypt like wine vaults which eventually entomb ...

his attire was a bit gaudy for a man of his social position. I have long suspected that Montresor and Fortunato were jealous of ...

In six pages this short story is analyzed in terms of male bonding and how the relationship between the men changes throughout the...

In five pages Poe's short story is analyzed in terms of the author's masterful point of view usage. There are no other sources li...

the mind of a murderer, who casually confesses to his crime to an unnamed acquaintance some fifty years after the fact. The narra...

themselves, perhaps unnecessarily, on their knowledge of wines. This offers us a very powerful and self righteous look at these tw...

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares how evil is thematically depicted in these short stories. There are 2 sources cited ...

the libido directs its energies toward an object or thing, including ones love-object which may be a person. However, with the nar...

it was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribut...

rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...

that "justice" was being defined since 9/11 appears to equate it with vengeance. A headline in the November 16th edition of the ...

indicates, be associated "with the sentimental writers of his time and earlier." When a reader stops to consider how much death is...

later in the story, Montressor relates that his family was once "great and numerous" (Poe 146). The use of the past tense indicate...

stupor, Montressor begins to wall him in...alive. As Fortunato begins to sober up and realize what is going on he begins to scream...

did not allow her to be an individual. This offers us a subtle vulnerability that all people possess to some extent. And that vuln...

freedom as expressed in The Awakening is a freedom from rules, expectations and people. Yet, other types of freedom had also been ...

The Romantic literary tradition is exemplified by Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. This paper examines ...

In five pages this paper examines how sense, characters, and event are connected by Edgar Allan Poe through dualism and literary p...

33). This quotation indicates the precision with which Poe crafted his stories. Each word and image is chosen with care and, coll...

In 7 pages this paper examines how the 'double' or Doppelganger theme is featured in the Edgar Allan Poe stories William Wilson, '...