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The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allen Poe
PowerPoint By: Lauren Marino, Susan Kraft, Danny Zimmer, Rachel Watola and Jaime Becker
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Perspective First Person Montressor’s point of view
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Characters Protagonist: Montressor Antagonist: Fortunato
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Setting Italy during Carnival 1600s/1700s
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Conflict Man vs. Man Montressor wants to kill Fortunato
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Rising Action When Montressor and Fortunato are heading towards the area where the Amontillado is supposedly held
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Climax When Montressor had chained Fortunato to the wall
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Falling Action When Montressor is putting up the wall, sealing off Fortunato
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Dénouement Fortunato is left to die
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Plot Climax Falling Action Rising Action Exposition Dénouement
Fortunato is chained to the wall. Climax Montressor and Fortunato are heading towards the area where the Amontillado is supposedly held. The whole way down Montressor is keeping Fortunato drunk and urging him to go back. Falling Action Montressor seals off Fortunato by putting up a wall. Rising Action Montressor and Fortunato are introduced and the basic conflict Fortunato is left to die. Exposition Dénouement Literary Devices: Symbolism- the Montressor Coat of Arms- Fortunato is the snake and Montressor is the foot stomping on the snake symbolizing that Montressor is going to defeat Fortunato.
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