American Literature / Unit 8 AML 0710 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"The Cask of Amontillado"
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The idea
Montresor lures Fortunato into the family vaults with the promise of a rare sherry and walls him up alive, telling the story fifty years later without remorse. The irony is continuous: every courtesy Montresor offers is part of the murder, and the victim's name means fortunate.
In practice
A wine, a trowel, a long silence.
Where people slip
The pleasantries are the method of the killing.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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