C.O.A. Characters
What was the name of the Protagonist?
Montresor
Why did Montroser have a hatred for Fortunato?
Fortunato disrespected(insulted) him.
Where did Fortunato and Montroser first meet?
A carnival
Who is the master of the macabre (horror)?
Poe
What does the wine (Amontillado) symbolize?
Unfulfilled desires
What was Fortunato dressed as?
A jester
Why did Furtunato go to Montroser's house?
To taste Amontillado
Where did the ending of the story take place?
A Crypt
What type of romanticism is the story?
Dark Romanticism
What does the Veil symbolize?
Secret sin
What did Montresor wear on his face?
Black Mask
What are Fortunato's last words?
"For the love of God, Montresor!”
What were on the walls of the crypt?
Bones(dead bodies)
How old Poe's first wife, Virginia Clem, was at their marriage.
13 years old.
What does the Birthmark symbolize?
sin nature
What did Fortunato have an addiction too?
Wine(Amontillado)
What did Furtunato take to remedy his coughs?
Wine
What is an example of the Romantic ideal The Distant?
Rome's relation to Poe's actual location.
What are the four tenants of Romanticism?
Individualism, Imagination, Nature, and the Distant
What does Fortunato's costume symbolize?
his foolishness
Who is Luchesi?
Fortunato's rival
What does Montresor feel when Fortunato stops answering him?
He feels sick to the stomach.Said how his heart felt sick, by the dampness of the catacombs.
What is the juxtaposition between the two main settings of the story?
The colorful and joyful festival, and the dark and mysterious catacomb.
How did Poe die?
Of exposure and alcohol poisoning after falling in a ditch in winter.
In "Annabel Lee," what does the sea symbolize?
mystery, eternity, distance