The Cask of Amontillado

Clancy Lorell
Cask of Amontillado
There are many elements in a story that an author uses to bring out a central theme. Edgar A. Poe is well known for using tone and setting to help develop a theme in his writings. "The Cask of Amontillado" is no exception to Mr. Poe's use of the aforementioned techniques to develop the theme of revenge.
The very first line of the story gives some clue when we read "but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." (587). Poe deals with revenge not only on a physical level, but also on a psychological level and how it eats at the soul of man. Our narr…