1. “The Cask of Amontillado”
Edgar Allen Poe

2. What is Amontillado? Sherry or a type of wine
Why would a story be named after an alcoholic beverage?

3. The Setting: Catacombs
Catacombs are underground tunnels or rooms dug out as tombs or sometimes used for religious worship.
From
1: a subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs —usually used in plural
2: something resembling a catacomb: as : an underground passageway or group of passageways

8. Who are masons? From www.m-w.com: Definition of
1: a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (as stone or brick)

9. What are the free masons?
Refers to the oldest fraternity
Much mystery and controversy surrounding them
Originally a secret society
Fraternity based on specific moral and spiritual beliefs such as belief in a supreme being and in brotherly relationships

10. Coat of Arms

11. A coat of arms is:
A unique symbol meant to represent the person wearing it
Used to be worn on the breastplate of armor, but is now a drawing or image that is meant to define a family, person, country, etc.

12. How is the story ordered?
Montresor and Fortunato meet at carnival.
Montresor tricks Fortunato into going into the catacombs.
Montresor leads Fortunato to the deepest part of the catacombs.
Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall and then builds a wall around him.
Montresor leaves Fortunato to die.