The Cask of Amontillado

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  How do the last two paragraphs of Part III and the last paragraph of Part IV further lead the reader to question Montreso's sanity?

  Posted by sarahiscool on Aug 19, 2008 at 06:33 PM

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  What is the setting of "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by tinystone on Jul 31, 2008 at 07:42 AM

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  According to Montresor, what type of person is Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by shaishai on Jul 30, 2008 at 08:50 AM

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  What are three hints that Montresor gave to Fortunato of what he intends to do? And how does Fortunato interpret each hint?

  Posted by rainimay on Jul 16, 2008 at 11:01 AM

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  How are Montresor and Fortunato alike in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by dorthea07 on Jul 12, 2008 at 03:57 PM

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  The narrator of "Cask of Amontillado, wants Fortunato to go to the narrator's vaults - so why say the opposite to Fortunato?

  Posted by js5 on Jul 9, 2008 at 12:10 PM

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  Think about whether or not Montresor is an unreliable narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado."

  Posted by redhead08 on Jul 5, 2008 at 11:23 AM

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  In "Cask of Amontillado", which of Montresor's comments to the unsuspecting Fortunato mean something different from what they seem to mean?

  Posted by birdie08 on Jul 4, 2008 at 11:54 AM

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  How would you describe the persona that Poe has created for Montresor? Why might Poe have chosen someone like Montresor to tell his story?

  Posted by birdie08 on Jul 3, 2008 at 11:40 AM

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  According to Montresor in "Cask of Amontillado", what makes a perfect crime?

  Posted by redhead08 on Jul 3, 2008 at 08:58 AM

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  What, exactly, is Montresor saying in this passage from paragraph 1 of "The Cask of Amontillado":

  Posted by sandkcox07 on Jun 20, 2008 at 04:20 PM

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  What are the first lines in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by ilikepie on Jun 16, 2008 at 03:50 AM

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  What is the significance of the transition from street to catacombs in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by ect1216 on Jun 11, 2008 at 08:40 AM

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  In what ways is this story typical of Poe's theory of the brief prose tale? How would you describe the effect or effects of the story?

  Posted by laboriquena07 on Jun 10, 2008 at 05:48 PM

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  In "The Cask of Amontillado," why didn't Fortunato fight back?

  Posted by taco30 on Jun 2, 2008 at 06:34 PM

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  Why doesn't Fortunato ask why Montressor is burying him alive in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by taco30 on May 31, 2008 at 03:16 PM

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  What elements of setting are found in the vaults beneath Montresor's palace in "The Cask of Amontillado"? 

  Posted by devilz on May 28, 2008 at 04:54 PM

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  What are the major points in "The Cask of Amontillado?"

  Posted by daffodils on May 12, 2008 at 09:51 PM

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  What are some examples of psychoanalytical perspective in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by loveslit on May 10, 2008 at 02:39 PM

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  What is the climax of "The Cask of Amontillado"?

  Posted by karinmarie on May 5, 2008 at 06:55 AM