On the surface, the characters portrayed in Poe's Cask of Amontillado appear to be predator and prey. Montresor's meticulous planning and clever words seduce the unsuspecting Fortunato to his death. As the story opens, the narrator, Montresor, reveals to the reader that Fortunato has insulted him with a "thousand injuries"(p. 133), and that these injuries would be answered by revenge; however, nowhere in the story does Fortunato seem aware of the injury he has done to Montresor. Without textual evidence, we cannot be sure if Fortunato's murder was an act of insanity or righteousness. We are left in a gray area where there is not an exact answer to our question. .
Fortunato is portrayed as a foolishly happy man who enjoys partying, having fun, but also "a man to be feared and respected"(p. 144). The Fortunato we see in the book does not seem as one who would be feared or respected, but the story is told from Montresor's point of view, so we cannot know what is true and what is not. During their encounter, Fortunato blindly follows Montresor's guidance for several reasons: he is intoxicated at the time of their meeting, he is a "quack"(p. 144), and it is possible that he does not have any justification to distrust Montresor. All three of these reasons are supported by the text in the following lines: "He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley"(p. 144). Fortunato was greeted with warmth, supporting the idea that there may be evidence that Fortunato never wronged Montresor. It is stated in the text that Fortunato was drunk at the time of the encounter. And finally, Fortunato's attire also allows the reader to visual him as a fool. His seemingly "innocent" image is also supported by the fact that he never once begged for his life while being walled in. This is probably because he did not feel that his life was being threatened. From the description of Fortunato given to us, it seems likely that he would beg for his life if he felt it was being threatened.
The top African predators are constantly competing with each other. ... For one thing, when one animal is killed, all of the predators try to get it. Therefore, the strongest, fastest, and smartest usually gets to keep the prey. ... The predators that have the closest niche are the lions and the hyenas. ... I think that all of the predators are specialists. ...
"Predator II" The Hunter Returns Summery Get ready for another galactic slugfest in this heated motion picture sequel to the box office hit "Predator". While "Predator II" doesn't star everyone's favorite Austrian Mr. ... However, this is a much newer, younger Predator than before. With a new array of space-like weapons and the young reflexes that give its prey ultimately no chance, this galactic hunter kills all whom it hunts. ... It is in this movie that we learn about the Predator's "Code of Honor". ...
Smaller, less visible prey such as the Beanus blackeus would survive and not be consumed by less versatile predators such as the Utensilus depressoreus; Whereas bigger more visible prey, such as the Beanus whites, will be consumed by more versatile predators such as the Utensilus clothespineus. ... This paper will mainly focus on the gain from generation to generation of each prey and predator, which will parallel examples of Exponential growth and/or Carrying Capacity. ... Beanus were brought out and then we recorded onto datasheet our hypothesis about each potential winning predator and p...
Nosferatu expands on the theme of invasion and predator versus prey in order to create fear from the typical viewer's perspective. ... High and low camera angles are used to establish the difference between predator and prey. ... The slow speed of the vessel gives it the effect of a predator stalking and creeping on its prey, making an ominous mood that surrounds the theme of invasion. ... Orlock's house is staring down through the window, indicating its role as the predator. ... Murnau instead removes all the sexuality of the switching of blood in order to create tension while addin...
In addition, the Northern Snakehead is capable of limited movement over land although doing so renders it crucially vulnerable to land predators (3). ... Young Northern Snakehead are prey to bigger fish and the fully grown Snakehead's only predator is larger reptiles and birds of prey (3). ... The introduction of predators that specifically prey on a particular invasive species is the most economical choice in many cases. However, the Northern Snakehead has no natural predators that hunt it specifically (2). ...
One way that we can look and see how natural selection works is by doing a study with gummy worms for a terrestrial and aquatic environment using utensils has our predators. ... With the class experiment we used gummy worms as the prey and then "utensil birds as the predators. ... These six birds will attempt to catch the prey being the gummy worms after a seventh person say go. ... Results Terrestrial Environment Trial Spoon 1 Spoon 2 Fork 1 Fork 2 Knife 1 Knife 2 1 11 4 9 11 1 4 2 11 7 9 7 ïŒ 6 3 12 8 11 9 ïŒ 4 10 ïŒ 13 17 5 ïŒ 21 1...