English I Honors—March 3, 2015 Bell work: What is your opinion of revenge? Do you think there are situations where revenge is appropriate? Explain. Homework: – Independent Reading Project due Friday. – Study for Lesson #6 Vocabulary Quiz on Monday.

Quotation Interpretation of Quotation Agree/Disagree Reason for Argument or Disagreement “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” –Mahatma Gandhi “Don’t get mad, get even.”—Robert F. Kennedy “She got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.”—Ralph McGill (about Eleanor Roosevelt) “Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.”—Austin O’ Malley

Irony—As we read today, underline examples of irony. Irony: when something turns out to be quite different than expected. Situational irony: occurs when an event contradicts the expectations of the characters or the reader. Dramatic irony: a form of irony in which the reader or audience knows more about the circumstances or future events than the characters within the scene. Verbal irony: occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite. Verbal Irony

Verbal Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado” What is stated...What it means “And I [drink] to your long life”1.Ha, ha. You’re going to be dead soon. Situational Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado” What is expected...What happens Fortunato expects proof that Montresor is a Mason. 1. Montresor takes out his trowel as proof that he is a mason, though he knows it is not proof that he belongs to the Brotherhood of Masons. Dramatic Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado” What the reader knows...What the character knows Montresor wants to kill Fortunato. 1. Fortunato thinks he will be going on a wine tasting.

Pipe of Amontillado Nitre—also known as potassium nitrate motley Montresor's Coat of Arms— No one insults me with impunity Symbol: anything (any object, animal, event, person, or place) that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level. What might the following symbolize? – The setting: “supreme madness of carnival” – Fortunato (his name means “fortune”) – The motley that Fortunato wears – The nitre that looks like “white webwork” – The “cask” of Amontillado