Do you think Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” pulls out three great gothic elements to add suspense to the short story? Does he have information provided to back them up? Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is about a distinctive character seeking revenge on awful insults. Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” uses specific gothic elements that successfully creates a suspenseful mood in his short story. Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” uses distinctive characters to build suspense in the short story. Montresor is a distinctive character and so is Fortunato in this story. These characters build suspense. The text states, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, …show more content…
Emotions and passions take a big part in the Cask of Amontillado. Without the feelings of the characters there will be no tone to the story. The text reveals, “He had a weak point- this Fortunato- although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared”, (Poe 60). Emotions and passions buildup suspense on what Montresor thinks of Fortunato. The story is revealing a characteristic that, Fortunato should be “respected and even feared”. That was quite odd. Elena V. Baraban backs up that the text provides emotions and passions between the two main characters. Her article reads, “Unable to find a logical explanation of Montresor’s hatred for Fortunato, most commentators conclude that Montresor is insane.” ,(Baraban). Emotions and passions is a good way to describe Montresor’s mainly. Montresor hates Fortunato with a passion because Fortunato’s emotions towards Montresor has insulted him continuously. All the hate inside Montresor was brought out in his plan and the cruel ending of Poe’s short story, “The Cask of Amontillado”. Montresor’s emotions and passions in this short story honored (allowed) him to have the courage to kill