![]() The story takes place during carnival season, when it is guaranteed that people will be drinking and partying to their heart's content. "The Cask of Amontillado" is the tale of Montressor as he conspires to and successfully sentences his friend, Fortunato, to death for an unknown slight against him. Several elements make the narrator a fascinating and unreliable character including his psychological state and the imp of the perverse unlike in "The Imp of the Perverse" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" in which the narrators accept they are inflicted with some sort of mental disorder, in "The Cask of Amontillado," Montressor is not admit guilt, nor does he acknowledge his behavior is socially and morally unacceptable. These themes are prevalent in "The Cask of Amontillado," the tale of Montressor, a man who lures his supposed friend, Fortunato, to his death because of an unknown slight against him. Furthermore, these tales of the macabre often explore the concepts of paranoia and murder. Many of Poe's short tales are told from an unreliable perspective in which the narrator tells the events that have occurred as he interprets them. Mental Disorder and Poe's Unreliable NarratorĮdgar Allan Poe is most known for his fascinating tales of the macabre and grotesque. ![]() ![]() Cask of Amontillado and Unreliable Narrator ![]()
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