The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of The Cask of AmontilladoAmontillado

Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe

Revenge!Revenge!

Freewrite for five minutes addressing the Freewrite for five minutes addressing the following:following:

– Think about a time when you were wronged or treated unfairly. Write a brief summary of the event in your notebook.. In the heat of the moment, did you feel like

getting even? If so, how would you have gotten even?

How did you eventually react? Why did you react this way?

The Cask of AmontilladoThe Cask of Amontilladoby Edgar Allan Poeby Edgar Allan Poe

The Cask of AmontilladoThe Cask of Amontillado

This story takes place during carnival, a time of This story takes place during carnival, a time of festivities, just before Lent, a time of fasting.festivities, just before Lent, a time of fasting.

The Cask of AmontilladoThe Cask of Amontillado During carnival, people would dress During carnival, people would dress

up in costumes and celebrate.up in costumes and celebrate.

The Cask of AmontilladoThe Cask of Amontillado Some wore motley, the costume of a Some wore motley, the costume of a

court jester or a clown.court jester or a clown.

The Cask of AmontilladoThe Cask of Amontillado Many Many

people people would would wore wore highly highly decoratedecorated masks.d masks.

The Cask of AmontilladoThe Cask of Amontillado Many Many

people people would would wore wore highly highly decoratedecorated masks.d masks.


Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, in New in New Orleans, Orleans, originated originated from this from this European European celebration.celebration.


A Cask is a A Cask is a wooden barrel wooden barrel containing containing alcoholic drink.alcoholic drink.

In the story, it In the story, it is also referred is also referred to as a “Pipe” to as a “Pipe”


A Catacomb is an underground A Catacomb is an underground cemetary consisting of passages or cemetary consisting of passages or tunnels with rooms and recesses used tunnels with rooms and recesses used as burial chambers leading off them.as burial chambers leading off them.

Catacombs were also referred to as “vaults”

Many people would use the catacombs to store other items, like wine

The Cask of AmontilladoThe Cask of Amontillado A Coat of Arms is A Coat of Arms is

a design that a design that represents one’s represents one’s ancestry and ancestry and family heritage, or family heritage, or a country’s a country’s heritage.heritage.

This is the coat of This is the coat of arms of Spain.arms of Spain.


This is the coat of This is the coat of arms of the arms of the united states.united states.

Do you know Do you know where you see where you see this coat of arms this coat of arms everyday?everyday?


This is the Great This is the Great Seal of the united Seal of the united states as shown states as shown on a dollar billon a dollar bill

Notice the coat of Notice the coat of arms in the centerarms in the center


MasonMason A Mason can mean someone who A Mason can mean someone who

works with stone or brick, works with stone or brick, especially in the building tradesespecially in the building trades

A Mason can mean a member of a A Mason can mean a member of a worldwide society, the Free and worldwide society, the Free and Accepted Masons, that is known Accepted Masons, that is known particularly for its charitable work particularly for its charitable work and its secret ritesand its secret rites


A Mason can A Mason can mean mean someone who someone who works with works with stone or stone or brick, brick, especially in especially in the building the building tradestrades


A trowel used A trowel used by a masonby a mason


A Mason can A Mason can mean a member mean a member of a worldwide of a worldwide society, the Free society, the Free and Accepted and Accepted Masons, that is Masons, that is known known particularly for particularly for its charitable its charitable work and its work and its secret ritessecret rites

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