The Cask of Amontillado

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   michael336 Teacher
   High School - 12th Grade

   Poe never states the reason for the revenge.  He takes it outside the realm of justifiability.  the focuse is not on whether the act deserved death, but on the act of revenge itself.  He makes Montresor the "bad guy," rather than Fortunato.

   However, given Montresor's character, it's difficult not to assume that it was something minor.  Montresor seems pretty unbalanced, don't you think?  In fact, Fortunato doesn't even seem to be aware that he has insulted Montresor at all.  And therein lies the horror--we never know when we've ticked off a madman.....

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