How do you feel when you read "The barrel"?
Will the story be equally successful if it is told by Fortunado?
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The Barrel of Amontillado conforms to and illustrates perfectly many of Poe's literary theories about the nature of the short story:
1. it is short and can be read at one sitting, 2. it is a mood piece with every sentence contributing to
the total effect, 3. it is a completely unified work 4. and while it is seemingly simple, it abounds in ironies
of many kinds. 5. Finally, every line and comment contributes to the
totality or unity of effect that Poe sought to achieve.
• Place: Italy • Time: evening of a carnival season • Character: Montresor, Fortunato, Luchresi • Theme: murder and revenge • Atmosphere: gloomy, terrible, cruel, etc.
Montresor
vicious （恶毒的）
discreet (谨慎的)
crafty (hide his true purpose)
hypocritical （伪善的）
well-educated but morbid （病态的）
psychologically
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Brief Plot Overview
The Barrel of Amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe
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The Barrel of Amontillado
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Introduction
• The story is narrated by Montresor, who carries a grudge against Fortunato for an offense that is never explained. Montresor leads a drunken Fortunato through a series of chambers beneath his house with the promise of a taste of Amontillado, a wine that Montresor has just purchased. When the two men reach the last underground chamber, Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall, builds a new wall to seal him in, and leaves him to die.
The barrel of amontillado
In the basement
Killed him
Questions
What if Montresor is a woman? Most people assume Montresor is a man. Why? Would it change the way you think about the story if Montresor is a woman?