Cask of Amontillado
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Created by:
tetopotato on September 4, 2011
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Author, Characters, Setting, Point of View, Conflict, Plot, Theme, Vocabulary
Classes:
Mrs. Spear's 9th Grade English Classes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Characters | Fortunato, Montresor |
| Setting | During a Carnival celebration in 18th or 19th Century Italy |
| Point of View | First person; Told by Montresor |
| Conflict | Man VS man; Fortunato VS Montresor |
| Plot | Montresor gets revenge on Fortunato, who had unknowingly insulted Montresor in the past. |
| Theme | Revenge can eat someone up from the inside out. |
| precluded | made impossible in advance; prevented |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| retribution | punishment |
| immolation | destruction |
| connoisseurship | expert knowledge |
| impose upon | take advantage of |
| recoiling | moving backward, as if in horror |
| endeavored | tried |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| succession | series |
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