Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Things to Consider:
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Stories were designed to move beyond the simply sentimental fiction
prevalent at the time.
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Reshaped popular themes by using exaggeration
and analysis, especially in his detective
stories, to illustrate the intellect's power
of the sensational.
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Insanity and the Mind of the Murderer
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Justice
"The Cask of Amontillado"
See Interesting Discussion 
See video of story (in two parts):
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What is an arabesque?
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What is a grotesque?
General:
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How does Montresor compare with Iago in Othello?
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With which character, if any, should the reader sympathize? Explain.
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Why does Montresor seek revenge on Fortunato?
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Of what aspect of Fortunato's personality does Montresor take advantage?
Explain.
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How does Montresor get his servants to leave? Why?
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How is irony expressed on this page?
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What does "Nemo me impune lacessit"(26) mean?
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Who are the Masons?
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Why does Montresor show Fortunato the trowel?
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Why does Montresor repeat everything Fortunato says?
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Why does Montresor tell this story after fifty years?
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What does "In pace requiescat"(27) mean?