Vocabulary
Characterization
When you describe a character, using details from the text
Illness
A sickness, either in the body or the brain
How does the narrator see himself?
Not crazy/ Sound of mind / In full control
Why does Montresor get revenge on Fortunato?
He makes fun of Montresor's name
How did Edgar Allan Poe meet his wife?
She was his cousin!!
First Person Point of View
When the story is told from the perspective of a character in the story.
Uses the pronouns, “I”, “Me”, “We” and “Us”
Vulture
A type of bird that preys on death
Why does the old man reveal the dead body to the policemen?
He thinks that they can hear the old man's heart beating
Why is it important that The Cask of Amontillado takes places during Carnival?
- Everyone is inebriated, so Fortunato is easier to manipulate
- Everyone is wearing masks, so Montresor can hide himself
What does it mean to "resent" someone?
To strongly dislike/almost hate them?
Inference
When you come to an educated conclusion by combining what it says in the text and what you already know.
"Mad" (As in Tell Tale Heart)
Crazy
Give one reason why we know that the narrator in The Tell Tale Heart is unreliable
- He doesn't think he's crazy
- He can "hear sounds from heaven and hell"
What was an example of irony in The Cask of Amontillado?
- "I drink to your long life"
- Fortunato refusing to go back
- Fortunato asking about the amontillado at the very end
- Fortunato dying in Montresor's family vaults
Where are the Catacombs?
What are they?
Paris, Italy
A giant burial ground
Irony
When the opposite of what you expect happens This can create: Humor, Tension/Anxiety, Suspense
Revenge
When you get back at someone because you believe they did you wrong
Why does Poe use first person point of view for The Tell Tale Heart?
So that we can know how the narrator sees himself/the rest of the world
How is Fortunato characterized by Montresor?
As a man who has hurt him a lot in the past, as a man who thinks of himself as the most knowledgeable of wines
Where did Edgar Allan Poe live?
Boston --> Baltimore
Tension
A feeling of discomfort; sense that something bad is going to happen
Trembling
Shaking
Why does the narrator tell us about his routine?
To show us that he was smart and planned out
Why does Montresor say that Luchresi "knows the most about wines"?
To lure Fortunato into his vaults
What does Carnival celebrate?
Bonus: What does "carne val" roughly translate to?
In the catholic religion, the last day before lent.
Bonus: Goodbye to meat