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Montresor And Hop-Frog Character Comparison Essay

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Montresor and Hop-Frog Character Comparison Is revenge every justified? In “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Hop-Frog,” both written by Edgar Allan Poe, the characters show many similar traits. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Fortunato insults Montresor. Montresor then creates a brilliant plan. Montresor takes advantage of Fortunato because he is drunk. Montresor and Fortunato walk deep into the catacombs until Montresor chains Fortunato to the rock and seals up the entrance, burying him alive. In “Hop-Frog,” the king hit Trippetta and threw wine in her face. The king’s actions put Hop-Frog past his limit. He devises a plan. He tells the king that he and his seven ministers should dress up as orangutans. Hop-Frog put them into tight-fitting stockinet …show more content…

In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor targets Fortunato at the perfect moment. “There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time. I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir form the house. These orders were sufficient; I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned.” (“Cask” 374). Montresor knew that when he told him that he was not going to be back until morning and to not leave the house that they were going to disobey him and leave. This was perfect for his plan because no one was around to see him. Similarly in “Hop-Frog” Hop-Frog was clever. After the king and his seven ministers were in the outfits, Hop-Frog put a chain around them. “A long chain was no produced. First, it was passed around the waist of the king, and tied, then about another of the party man also tied, then about all successively, in the same manner.” (“Hop-Frog” 6). This chain was to make it appear like they had escaped their captors. However Ho-Frog knew that he was going to hang them from the ceiling with the chain. This was a very clever move for Hop-Frog because if he didn’t have the chain, it would be harder to hang them from the ceiling. Montresor and Hop-Fog also share a revengeful …show more content…

“The thousands injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (“Cask” 372). Montresor means that he has dealt with all of Fortunato’s wrong doings, but when he insulted him he had enough. After he has had enough, he is going to chain Fortunato and leave him to die . Likewise in “Hop-Frog” Hop-Frog also has a revengeful trait. After the king forced Hop-Frog to drink the wine he, pushed Trippetta and threw the wine in her face. “At last without utter a syllable, he pushed her violently from him, and threw the contents of the brimming goblet in her face.” (“Hop-Frog” 4). The king’s actions pushed Hop-Frog over his limit. He devised a plan to take revenge on the king and his seven ministers. He chained and burned the king and his seven ministers. Montresor’s and Hop-Frog’s actions show you what can happen when you push someone past their limit. Ultimately it was death for Fortunato, the king, and his seven

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