The Cask Of Amontillado: Irony And Foreshadowing

Part I of Essay
Doom, death, and murder are all fates that the tool of foreshadowing gives away in “The Cask of Amontillado Hints of unavailable,” by Edgar Allan Poe. Foreshadowing is defined as a device or means by which the author hints at something to follow. We all know within the op ....

Part II of Essay
.... down to where the pipe is supposed to be. As they are walking, you notice more foreshadowing to the death of Fortunato when he say’s, “ the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough,” and Montresor replies, “ True – true,“ (11800). But unlike his name suggests, Fortunato is not so fortunate. He does not realize that he is walking towards his own death, and example of dramatic irony. While Fortunato is drunk, he gives Montresor a sign that he doesn’t understand. The sign is that of a mason. As a sign to pr ....