Why might the incident described have captured poe's imagination in the story behind cask of amontillado?

Answer 1

i believe why poe wrote "The Cask of Amontillado was he was showing that he could take revenge on his foster father. When Poe went to college poe gambled away his saving and ask his John Allan for money. So in the Cask of Amontillado i believe hes showing his readers that he can be getting Fortunato drunk and taking revenge.

Answer 2

The foreshadowing is when Montresor and Fortunato discuss Montresor's family crest and motto. The family crest is a serpent being stumbled on a foot, which it has previously bitten. which indicates that the family will strike back at and crush any who insult the family honor. These both foreshadow that Montressor will indeed kill Fortunato.

Another foreshadowing of Fortunato's death is the fact that all throughout the catacombs are the bones of other men who were chained and left for dead. Here the reader gets the idea that Montresor and his family have done this sort of thing before and that this might be how he intends to do it to Fortunato very soon.

Another example of foreshadowing in "The Cask of Amontillado" is when Montresor shows Fortunato the trowel.

Another is the name of the wine they drink on the way to get to the Amontillado. It is a variety of sherry called "DeGrave", an obvious foreshadowing that the cellar is shortly to become "the grave" of Fortunato. In addition to this being an incident of foreshadowing it is also one of irony.

Answer 3

The inspiration behind "The Cask of Amontillado" written by Edgar Allan Poe was a story he had heard while working as a private. He heard a story about some soldiers that lured a lieutenant into a dungeon, got him drunk, and sealed him inside.

Answer 4

He read an article in the new york newspaper. It was a letter from somebody who explained his travels to Italy. the letter writer went to a church on San Lorenzo. Inside, on a wall, was a niche and a trapdoor. Behind the niche was a nody, which had suffocated. The letter writer concluded that the cause of the death was revenge, leading Poe to write The Cask of Amontillado!

Answer 5

Poe's fascination with themes of revenge, betrayal, and psychological Horror likely drew him to the incident described in "The Cask of Amontillado." The idea of a cold and calculated act of revenge, combined with the suspense of impending doom, appealed to Poe's interest in exploring the darker aspects of human nature. The story's focus on the twisted mindset of the protagonist as he plans and carries out his gruesome act reflects Poe's interest in the macabre and the complexities of human psychology.

Answer 6

It is when Montressor takes the trowel with him as he leaves his house. It foreshadows him building the wall to contain Fortunato.

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Answer 7

He is the author

Answer 8

It was published in November of 1846.