ThecaskofAmontillado文学分析全英文

1、Literary Analysis Essay of The cask of AmontilladoI want to talk about the suspense in the story the cask of Amontillado. The writer Edgar Allen Poe uses a lot of suspense in the story. So when readers read the story they are deep attractive in it. The writer creates suspenseby using foreshadowing a

2、nd conflict. And it makes the suspense more dramatic and easy to understand.In the short story the cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allen Poe creates the main characters by the dialogue between them. The dialogue shows how dark and evil the protagonist is. The writer also mirrors the inner change of the m

3、ain characters by using the conversation between them and some detailed depiction. Finally, the background of the writer is also very important for you to understand the theme of the story. The more you know about the writer, the deeper you will understand the story.The suspensein the story is very

4、artful and attractive. The suspensealso makes the beginning of the story more clearly. The whole story goes on very smoothly. You can see the suspense almost everywhere in the story. But the writer uses many different ways such as foreshadowing and conflict to make them look different and dramatic.T

5、here are some examples of suspense in the short story. First, it is in the first paragraph of the story, Montresor said he must not punish but punish with impunity. (Edgar, 1) In my point of view, this is the first suspense in the story. It let the readers think about the two characters. The readers

6、 may have a first impression on one of the charactersMontresor,who is evil and revengeful. However, which evil ways Montresor used to punish Fortunato,every reader want to know it. Indeed, this is a very useful suspense to attract readers.The second suspense in the story is in the third paragraph. T

7、he key word is immolation.Similarly, the word shows the protagonist is an evil avenger. On the other hand, the word immolation shows that the protagonist would kill the antagonist in the end of the story.There is the third suspense in the middle of the story. The protagonist said that he cared about

8、 the illness of the antagonist, so they will go back becausethe antagonist is rich, respected, beloved, and happy. The health of the antagonist is more precious. (Edgar, 3)The forth suspense is in the forth page of the story. The two characters walked through the long walls of piled skeletons. In my

9、 view, it foreshadows the death of the antagonistFortunado. In addition, itswall had been lined with human remains, piled tothe vault overhead.(Edgar, 5) It is also suspense in the story.All in all, there is much suspense in the short story. The writer Edgar Allen Poe creates and sets them into the

10、story gimmicky, as a result, the readers will have a deep impression on this story, when readers start reading this book, they cannot give up. Also, the writer describes the characters by using suspense. You really want to know the characterization of the characters. Such as the darkness of the prot

11、agonist. Most important, the readers are focus on the polt of the story, they will clearly know the beginning, the climax, and the end of the story. So the readers might think about that they are one of the characters in the story. Then they will a deeper and particular considering of the story.In a

12、ddition to suspense,Edgar Allen Poe uses the dialogue between the two main characters to make them fresher and more lifelikeness. The readers can easily distinguish the protagonist and the antagonist, but how the writer do it, the answer is the writer creates different dialogue for the characters ha

13、ve difference in ideology and characterization.Furthermore, the dialogues used in the story are close to real life, the readers can read them smoothly because they are spoken dialogue.Here are some examples of the dialogue in the story.First of all, the first dialogue between the two characters is i

14、n the sixth paragraph. The antagonist said: “Amontillado! A pipe! In the middle of the carnival. ” (Edgar, 1)Then he repeated the word Amontilladoseveral times. Surely, it shows that the antagonist is crazy about wine.The second example is in the middle of the story, after the antagonist coughed. Th

15、e protagonist said: “Come, we will go back, your health is precious.” (Edgar, 4) You can see that the protagonist is untruthful, he is kind to the antagonist but he really wants to kill him.The third dialogue is about mason. The antagonist asked the protagonist: “Are you the masons?” The protagonist

16、 replied:” Yes, yes, I am a mason.” “You are the masons! Impossible” said the antagonist. (Edgar, 4) This conversation shows the characterization of the antagonist. He is got above himself. He thinks he is the mason and defies the people who are not as rich as him.There is the forth dialogue, the pr

17、otagonist said: “Indeed, it is very dam. Once more let me implore you to return. No? Then I must positively leave you. ” Answered the antagonist at once: “The Amontillado! ” (Edgar, 5) Similarly, you can know the interest and the characterization of them.The final dialogue is in the end of the story

18、. The antagonist laughed in a strange voice: “Yes, the Amontillado, but is it not getting late? Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gon”e.(Edgar, 6) The antagonist still thinks it is a joke make on him. Then the protagonist replied: “Yes, let us be

19、 gone.” From this, you can know how evil and untruthful the protagonist is. But after that, there is an exciting change. The protagonist called the other again and again:“ Fortunato,” no answer, “ Fortunato,” still no answer, it was horrible silence. The antagonist did not want the protagonist to fe

20、el satisfied. And the antagonist wants to make the protagonist feel guilty.In a word, the conversation between the two characters is very important; it can help the readers know about the characterization, the hobby and the thought of the characters. On the other hand, the dialogue is also a clue in

21、 the story; it shows how the story goes on. Readers can clearly know about the beginning, the climax and the end of the story. You can also know the thinking ways of the characters.Edgar Allen Poe also used some detailed depiction in the story to represent the inner change of the characters. You can

22、 find the detailed depiction in the dialogue, or in some other places in the story. The detailed depiction is very important for you to understandFor instance, at the beginning of the story, the antagonist possessed himself of my arms; and putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a roquelaire clo

23、sely about my person. This series of movement is detailed depiction; it shows that the antagonist is crazy about wine. He really wants to taste the Amontillado.There is the second example after it; the antagonist emptied a flagon of De Grave. His eyes flashed with a fierce light. He laughed and thre

24、w the bottle upwards with a strange gesticulation. (Edgar, 4) This is another series of detailed movement, from the words, like flash, fierce and throw, it surely sets off the arrogance of the antagonist. Unfortunately, the evil protagonist is beside him and he is the man who really wants to punish

25、him. So you can imagine how angry and surprised the protagonist was at that moment.The third is in the end of the story: A succession of loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly from the throat of the chained form, seemed to thrust me violently back. For a brief moment I hesitated, I trembled. Uns

26、heathing my rapier, I began to grope with it about the recess; but the thought of an instant reassured me. (Edgar, 6) This is a detailed depiction. In my point of view, it representsthe inner change of the protagonist. From scared to hesitated and then to satisfied.In a word, the detailed depiction

27、is one of the most important parts of the story. It shows the inner change of the characters and depicts the characters. More importantly, the detailed depiction connects the polt of the story. Also, a good depiction can attract the readers.Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809, and he wrote the story th

28、e cask of Amontillado in 1846. He blazons force the mysticism. And he used to write article about revenge, horror and death. The writer uses many ways such as parable, irony, metaphor and foreshadowing to create dark and suffocative situation. Readers can be easily taken into the story. There is an

29、example in the story.At the most remote end of the crypt there appeared another less spacious. Its walls had been lined with human remains, piled to the vault overhead, in the fashion of the great catacombs of Paris. (Edgar, 4)All in all, the writer Edgar Allen Poe creates a story full of horror and darkness. He uses suspense, dialogue and detailed depiction. Because of these, he makes the story the cask of