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The Cask Of Amontillado: A Case Of The Defense By Patrick White

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Patrick White wrote the article, “A Case of the Defense” written about the The Cask of Amontillado. In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, Montresor murders Fortunato as revenge; what many people believe is for his own revenge. White took a different stance about Montresor murdering Fortunato. Montresor slowly suffocated and killed his victim, Fortunato. Many people believe that Montresor is satanic and demonic for how he murdered Fortunato. While majority of people carry that same opinion about this short story death, Patrick White believes that Montresor murdered Fortunato, as revenge for his family. White explains his beliefs, that Montresor was only being what could be considered “patriotic” during that time. He stressed that Montresor,
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