The Cask of Amontillado

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The Cask of Amontillado

• Edgar Allan Poe

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Revenge!

• Freewrite for five minutes addressing the
  following
• Think about a time when you were wronged or
  treated unfairly. Write a brief summary of the
  event in your notebook.
• In the heat of the moment, did you feel like
  getting even? If so, how would you have gotten
  even?
• How did you eventually react? Why did you react
  this way?

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The Cask of Amontilladoby Edgar Allan Poe
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The Cask of Amontillado

• This story takes place during carnival, a time of
  festivities, just before Lent, a time of fasting.

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The Cask of Amontillado

• During carnival, people would dress up in
  costumes and celebrate.

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The Cask of Amontillado

• Some wore motley, the costume of a court jester
  or a clown.

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The Cask of Amontillado

• Many people would wore highly decorated masks.

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The Cask of Amontillado

• Many people would wore highly decorated masks.

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The Cask of Amontillado

• Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, originated from this
  European celebration.

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The Cask of Amontillado

• A Cask is a wooden barrel containing alcoholic
  drink.
• In the story, it is also referred to as a Pipe

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The Cask of Amontillado

• A Catacomb is an underground cemetary consisting
  of passages or tunnels with rooms and recesses
  used as burial chambers leading off them.

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• Catacombs were also referred to as vaults
• Many people would use the catacombs to store
  other items, like wine

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The Cask of Amontillado

• A Coat of Arms is a design that represents ones
  ancestry and family heritage, or a countrys
  heritage.
• This is the coat of arms of Spain.

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The Cask of Amontillado

• This is the coat of arms of the united states.
• Do you know where you see this coat of arms
  everyday?

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The Cask of Amontillado

• This is the Great Seal of the united states as
  shown on a dollar bill
• Notice the coat of arms in the center

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The Cask of Amontillado

• Mason
• A Mason can mean someone who works with stone or
  brick, especially in the building trades
• A Mason can mean a member of a worldwide society,
  the Free and Accepted Masons, that is known
  particularly for its charitable work and its
  secret rites

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The Cask of Amontillado

• A Mason can mean someone who works with stone or
  brick, especially in the building trades

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The Cask of Amontillado

• A trowel used by a mason

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The Cask of Amontillado

• A Mason can mean a member of a worldwide society,
  the Free and Accepted Masons, that is known
  particularly for its charitable work and its
  secret rites