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by Edgar Allan Poe

Published mainly in the 1830s and 1840s, the stories of Edgar Allan Poe have come to represent the height of 19th-century tales of the macabre. One of the American Romantics, Poe showed an interest in the power of emotions and often sought to explore the psyches of those who are guilty, as in "The…

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Montresor cites a "thousand injuries" and an "insult" as his motives for murdering Fortunato. Given what you learn about the two men during the course of the story, what do you suppose the "injuries" and "insult" might be?
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Do you find Montresor to be a reliable narrator? If not, what makes you question his version of the events?
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What is Montresor's concept of personal honor? Is it consistent or inconsistent with the values of contemporary American society? How relevant are the story's ideas about revenge and guilt to present'day society? Explain.
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Does Fortunato ever understand why Montresor hates him? What is Fortunato's attitude toward Montresor?
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Why does Montresor wait fifty years to tell his story? How might the story be different if he had told it the morning after the murder?
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Why does Montresor wait for a reply before he puts the last stone in position? What do you think he wants Fortunato to say?
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In what ways does Montresor manipulate Fortunato? What weaknesses does Montresor exploit?
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10. Why does the banker lock up the prisoner’s letter in a fireproof safe?
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According to Montresor, revenge would not be successful if
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why did Montresor confess 50 years ago in the cask of amontillado
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what was the narrator's reaction as he gazed upon the old man's vulture eye
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what is ironic about the narrator telling us that he's not "mad"
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How does Poe set the tone for the story in the first paragraph?
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why did the narrator decide to murder the old man?
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Why does the narrator insist that he's not a madmad
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what could be a good 5 paragraph essay about the tell tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe?
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what would be a another evidence that the narrator is insane on the tell tale heart
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why does the narrator is insane in the tell tale heart?
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what quote that shows the narrator is insane?
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what is a good introduction for writing an essay about the tell tale heart by edgar allan poe?
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what is the conclusion of the tell tale heart by allan edgar poe?
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what could be a nice topic sentence(1 conflict from the story and how it shows the theme) for doing an essay?
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what quotes that proves that the narrator is planning on murdering the old man?
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im doing a essay paragraph, i need help for topic sentence(1 conflict from the story and how it shows the theme) , analysis of the topic sentence(futher explains what occurs during the conflict, and transitions into the quote) , evidence(1st quote to supp
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im doing a essay paragraph, i need help for topic sentence(1 conflict from the story and how it shows the theme) , analysis of the topic sentence(futher explains what occurs during the conflict, and transitions into the quote) , evidence(1st quote to supp
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