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The Cask of Amontillado. By Edger Allan Poe

The Cask of Amontillado. By Edger Allan Poe

What can the reader infer about Montresor'so social position and character from hints in the text? What evident does the text provide that Montresor is an unreliable narrator?

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Most of Poe's protagonists are insane. They brag about their Machiavellian brilliance while justifying the horrid acts that they perpetrate on others. Their manic emotions and delusions of grandeur mark them as unreliable narrators as soon as they speak. We know the protagonist is of some influence as he has given his servants the night off and has his own whine chasm.

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