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“The Cask of Amontillado” focus: Narrator + Character

“The Cask of Amontillado” focus: Narrator + Character. By: Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe. Known for Raised by Middle Name Unusual writing. More about Poe. Problems Marriage Virginia’s death His death. Pre-Reading.

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“The Cask of Amontillado” focus: Narrator + Character

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  1. “The Cask of Amontillado”focus: Narrator + Character By: Edgar Allan Poe

  2. Edgar Allan Poe • Known for • Raised by • Middle Name • Unusual writing

  3. More about Poe • Problems • Marriage • Virginia’s death • His death

  4. Pre-Reading • How can you tell when someone is lying? What clues can s/he give you that make him/her seem unreliable? • Be ready to share: A) When someone is lying, they often ______. B) A liar might also______

  5. Pre-Reading • Is it right to seek revenge when someone insults you? Why or why not? What else could you do? • Be ready to share: A) It is right/wrong to seek revenge because _______. An alternative to revenge is ____. B) One is/is not justified in seeking revenge because ___.

  6. History of Carnival • Occurs before Lent. Hmm… what’s Lent? • Carnival (pronounce it like an Italiano) “carnevale” literally means “to put away meat”

  7. Setting: • Catacombs • Italy during a festival

  8. Characters (pronounce: Italiano) • Fortunato • *Montresor(protagonist)

  9. Mystery Items: One sentence plot prediction.

  10. Characters • Fortunato – a wine expert. The narrator believes he’s been insulted by Fortunato, who is dressed up like a clown for the carnival celebration.

  11. Character • *Montresor – Our narrator, a well-to-do Italian gentleman with revenge on his mind, and a knowledge of masonry. (protagonist)

  12. How does the choice of narrator affect "Cask of Amontillado"? The choice of narrator greatly affects ___'s story "_____.” When the narrator states, "________," (cite it),it reveals a ____ person point of view. This allows readers to _______, however, it also _______. If the narrator were ___ person point of view, readers ______, which is significant because _________.Overall, this ______ narrator _______.

  13. The Bait • A cask of Amontillado – a big barrel of fine wine.

  14. Interpreting the text – Examining the narrator • “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity.” 1. What does this sentence mean? 2. What kind of person would say this?

  15. Post-reading (on back of foldable) (old book page 181 #11) Bonus: use 2+ SAT words! Think about whether or not Montresor is an unreliable narrator. Do any details suggest that he might have imagined “the thousand injuries” and the insult- or even the whole story? Can you find evidence in the story to support Montresor’s claim that Fortunato did in fact injure and insult him? To support your answers, consider Montresor’s actions, statements, and voice.

  16. Objective • SWBAT identify and describe the character traits of Montresor and Fortunato using Role - Audience - Format - Topic (RAFT) templates.

  17. RAFT project – Group 1 Role: Montresor’s friend – who he is telling the story to. Audience: The police Format: deposition Topic: Turning in Montresor

  18. RAFT project – Group 2 • Role: Fortunato’s ghost • Audience: Montresor • Format: Letter from the grave • Topic: What the heck?

  19. RAFT – Group 3 • Role: The reader (yourself) • Audience: Edgar Allan Poe • Format: Interview questions • Topic: Montresor’s motives

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