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Edgar Allen Poe's Mystery And Search For Revenge

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Yaritza Lopez Mr. Leighou Writing 102 12 September 2014 Edgar Allen Poe’s Mystery and Search for Revenge (The Barrel of Fine Wine: The Cask of Amontillado) Edgar Allen Poe, via his narrator Montresor, introduces of a mysterious and awful, unpardonable insult, a vow of revenge is portrayed throughout this passage. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe, The Cask of Amontillado, Web). As a result, Montresor terminates his thirst for revenge in a way that is beyond cruel and in a way that he makes things right for himself forever. Poe depicts this cruel revenge through symbolism, imagery, and irony. One evening during the carnival period, Montresor comes across Fortunato,
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