The Cask of Amontillado
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A major part of Edgar Allan PoeÆs aesthetic, according to Polonsky (46), is ôhis own general invitation to the spectacle of himself in the act of writing.ö In ôThe Cask of Amontillado,ö we see this aesthetic unfold as personal incidents from the writerÆs life infuse the aesthetic that ensnares Fortunato in MontresorÆs dark caves of revenge. Within PoeÆs use of this aesthetic, we also see that ôThe Cask of Amontilladoö in setting and theme embodies many elements of what is known as the Gothic style.In ôThe Cask of Amontilladoö the narrator, Montresor, is hell bent on revenge against Fortunato. At the time Poe wrote the story, he was under attack by critics whom he fought in the press. ôThe Cask of
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