The Cask Of Amontillado Mood

“The Cask Of Amontillado Analysis

Some may believe that the “Cask of Amontillado” was based on a true story about when Edgar Alan Poe was in the army stationed in Massachusetts. Two soldiers got in a sword duel, and Robert Massie got killed. However, Massie's friends did not like that, and they got revenge on the guy who killed Massie in a similar way to the “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe. Both stories are written with a bad mood that intrigues the reader, and Poe does a great job of conveying this mood.

Edgar Allan Poe’s use of verbal irony enhances the menacing mood of the short story. At the story's beginning, Monterssor and Fortunato meet, and Monterssor says something but means something else, and Fortunato doesn't know that. Montressor says, "My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met (Poe, par. 5). Montessor is pleased to meet Fortunato; however, he is happy so he

At the story's beginning, Montressor gives the backstory of why he wants revenge on Fortunato without saying what he did. He uses the words ``impunity,” ”unredressed,” “retribution,” and “redresser” (Poe, par. 1). Poe could have said that no one can be punished without getting away from it and a wrong can only be fixed when punished. However, using words such as Impunity, undressed, retribution, and redressor creates a much darker and more menacing experience for the reader. At the end of the story, Montressor chains up Fortunato. At the same time, he is intoxicated and then proceeds to lay bricks to lock him in there permanently. While describing this, Poe uses the words “destined,” “niche,” “succeeded,” and “noble'' (Poe, par. 78). Poe uses specific terms to create a menacing mood, for example, the word destined, niche, erected, and noble. He could have just said I just laid the last brick and the end, but Poe did not do that. He used more complex words that had meaning and created imagery to support the mood.