Cask of Amontillado

• Author of the story

  Edgar Allan Poe
• What is a cask?

  A barrel-shaped container for liquor/wine
• What was the cause of Montressor's revenge?

  "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."
• Who are the characters of the story?

  Montressor and Fortunato
• What was the setting of the story?

  Carnival season
• What was the home of Montressor?

  Palazzo
• What does impunity mean?

  "with injurious consequences"
• what does redress mean?

  to set right (a wrong doing)
• what does retribution mean?

  punishment
• What did Montressor say when he first saw Fortunato?

  "My dear Fortunato"
• what does "Nemo me Impune lacessit" 


  No one provokes me with impunity
• How many tiers does the sealed wall have?

  11 tiers
• He called out to Fortunato saying?

  "In pace requiescat!"
• Give the meaning/s of Irony

  Denotes a contrast between expectations of a situation and what is reality.

  One thing is said while another thing is meant.

  The opposite of its precise meaning
• What are the types of Irony?

  Dramatic, Situational, and Verbal Irony
• Explain what Dramatic Irony means

  only the readers know what's going to happen next
• Explain what Verbal Irony is

  utterances that contradicts what is meant
• Give the example of dramatic irony in the story

  Fortunato: "I will not die of cough..."

  Montressor: "True...true..."
• What does the name Fortunato mean?


  Fortunate
• What does Montressor mean?

  Treasure (smthn abt friendship). A cruel person should not be treasured
• What does the carnival season mean?

  Where the murder happened
• Give examples of Verbal Irony


  "My dear Fortunato" "My friend" "We will go back, your health is precious" "And I, to your long life..."
• What are the symbolisms of the story and its meaning?

  Cask, Amontillado, Motley, Montressor's black outfit, Nitre
• What is Amontillado


  a kind of wine
• Who is Luchesi

  another friend of Montressor and Fortunato
• What does coat of arms mean?

  The official signia/batch of the Montressor's (or any family)
• What are the 4 themes of the story

  Revenge, deception, their honor, reputation, and pride was touched, crime as an art
• What was Montressor's flaw in his plan?

  Killing Fortunato in their basement mixing his body with his ancestors