The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado

There are a lot of elements in a story that a writer employs to bring out a essential theme. Edgar A. Poe is renowned for using tone and setting to aid in developing a theme in his writings. "The Cask of Amontillado" is no exemption to Mr. Poe's use of the abovementioned techniques to build up the theme of revenge.

The initial line of the story offers some clue when we read "but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." (587). Poe deals with revenge not only on a corporeal level, but also on a ...