From the very beginning of the story Poe starts to show the reader that there is an odd side of Montresor. ... Montresor is pictured as the diabolical narrator of this tale of horror, who pledges revenge upon Fortunate for an insult. ... The last, subtlest, and the greatest of the ironies in the story, is the confession. Montresor feels that his revenge is just, and feels no remorse for his actions, yet as he describes, after a half century he is confessing to his crimes, which would show sorrow, and forgiveness of his sin. ...

• Word Count: 788
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Even though the sentences are difficultly structured at some points, and it is exhausting to following the text, the reader is always able to imagine the scenario as a picture. ... To confirm his membership, he has to show a sign to Fortunato. ... He says, "For the love of God Montresor," and Montresor replies, "For the love of God," and throws a torch into the remaining opening and closes it with the last stone. ...

• Word Count: 879
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

At first glance, the subject of Edgar Allen Poe's "A Haunted Palace" appear to be a radiant resident (line 4), but all is not as it seems. On the surface, this poem suggest that the palace is a literal place. However, when the text is examined, another meaning is found. Poe is talented at using dif...

• Word Count: 749
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Montresor encounters Fortunato explaining his attire much like one would picture a jester including the cap with jingling bells. ... Fortunato screaming and struggling with the chains, Montresor declares, "The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones" (Poe 6). ... Up to this point in the narrative Montresor shows no indication of remorse but rather a tangibility of fulfilling his diabolical plan. ... Another reason for my thinking is Montresor's last words are "in pace requi...

• Word Count: 959
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Poe paints a vivid picture of a man tormented by "the thousand injuries," (219) bestowed upon him by a rival. ... Fortunato has singled out Montresor for ridicule and embarrassment time and again, yet Montresor continues to show reservations about killing his tormentor. ... Montresor's last words reveal he knows what he did was wrong and acknowledges it with an air of finality. ...

• Word Count: 908
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

All of these small quotations are examples of brief, and to the point descriptions that give the reader a clear image and picture of the setting. ... The last aspect of Poe's "Unity of Effect- is that all details of a poem or short story must be closely related to the whole. ... This shows the reader that the line of Ushers has been deteriorating along with the mansion, and the fate of the mansion was tied to that of the fate of the Ushers. ...

• Word Count: 1085
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School