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The Irony In The Cask Of Amontillado

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“The Cask of Amontillado” Précis (1). In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” Edgar Allan Poe explores the evil that is within us, for example. (2) In the text, Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato for all of Fortunato’s wrongs toward Montresor by luring Fortunato into his family catacombs and burying him alive (GO OVER WITH GROUP) .(3) Poe displays the evil within us through the use of Irony and first-person narration. (4) Poe uses irony in “The Cask of Amontillado” in order to show... “Montresor: ... And I Fortunato - drink to your long life (Pg 4).” This proves my claim because Montresor wants to kill Fortunato but he is drinking to his long life so Fortunato thinks he really is drinking to his long life but he doesn't know that
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