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Perfect Revenge. Dr. Bunce English 1123/18 01/18/05 " Perfect Revenge" In
"The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe reveals a murder ...
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Martin1
Dr. Bunce
English 1123/18
01/18/05
" Perfect Revenge"
In "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe reveals a murder that falls in place so precise and allows no mistake within the act. It shows how a person can get away with such a crime as murder and not be detected by the victim or a witness. Montresor wanted this revenge so bad that risk was not on his mind as he says in the first paragraph, "At length I will be avenged; this was a point definitely settledbut the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk" (Poe 1). A perfect murder is only perfect if done at a perfect time, with a perfect persuasion, and at a perfect place.
The carnival that was taking place in the down town area was the greatest help to Montresor's success for his crime. He used it to fool Fortunato into his own dreary grave. This carnival was a traditional time for joy and social emancipation. It also was a tradition to dress in costume which made it difficult to identify a certain person. Montressor used this to his advantage to do Fortunato real harm as he too was dressed in costume. Like most parties, there is a large amount of drinking involved and like most people at the carnival, Fortunato was very much intoxicated. Montressor knew that when they came in contact that night Fortunato would be in a rare form. "He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much" (Poe 1). With Fortunato being so
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drunk, he is easier to distract and Montressor is more likely to get him away from the carnival and down into the vault.
Montresor knew that Fortunato would be easily convinced to leave the carnival for the right reason and that was Amontillado.
He had a weak pointthis Fortunatoalthough in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. Few Italians have...
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