THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by Edgar Allan Poe Summary & Analysis

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In this video I'm talking about "The Cask of Amontillado," a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. If you're looking for more information about Poe's life or some of his others stories or poems, check out my full playlist: • Homework Help: Edgar A...
CORRECTION: At 6:05 in the summary, I misspoke and said Fortunato is chained by the wrist; he is actually chained by the waist.
SUMMARY 0:41
ANALYSIS
Narrator's mindset 9:01
Fortunato 10:30
Montressor 11:18
The trap 13:08
Talking wine 13:29, 17:58
The vaults 16:14
Montressor family crest 18:57
Freemasons 19:43, 21:55
Sealing the wall 20:58
Links to other stories 23:57
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Poe, Edgar A. "The Cask of Amontillado." The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales, The New American Library, Inc., 1960, pp.154-160.
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