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The Cask of Amontilladoby Edgar Allan Poe
Cultural Literacy
andBackground for Understanding
(Presentation assembled by Brooke Allen)
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Carnival
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Carnival
Carnival is a secular holiday, but it evolved
from the Christian observance known as
Lent.
Lent is a solemn forty-day period of fasting
prior to Easter.
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CARNIVAL
Traditionally, the fasting during Lent
involves abstaining from eating meat.
Modern interpretations of fasting may
involve abstaining from anything one
enjoys.
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Carn + Val
FLESH (Meat) + FAREWELL
In anticipation of the solemnity of Lent, the
celebration of Carnival evolved.
Participants engage in excessive and extreme
behavior to bidfarewell to meat-eating
(and merriment).
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What happens during Carnival?
Carnival is a time of EXCESS and
INDULGENCE.
BINGEING upon food and alcohol is common.
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The combination of alcohol and
costumes creates an atmosphere
where people tend to let down
their inhibitions.
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European Carnival traditionssurvive in the United States in the
form of Mardi Gras.
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The Cask of Amontillado is setduring the supreme madness of
Carnival.
In such a riotous atmosphere, it is
easy to see how a crime could gounnoticed.
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Lifestyles of the Rich
Circa 1700-1800
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The wealthy class enjoyed
indulgences such as Gemmary
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Painting
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Palazzos (mansions)
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Fine Wine (vintages)
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Vineyards, where the grapes for
producing wine are grown, createpicturesque settings for owners
estates.
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The narrator plans for his revenge
to take place in the catacombs
beneath his estate.
What are catacombs?
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Catacombs: Cities of the Dead
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At a certain point in Europeanhistory, catacombs, underground
burial chambers, became a viable
alternative to cemeteries.
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Catacombs are characterized by
extensive tunnels leading to
chambers or recesses where thedead repose for eternity.
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The wealthy could opt for family
catacombs beneath their estates.
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The narrator of The Cask of
Amontillado carries out his
revenge within the catacombs
beneath his palazzo.
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The narrator is able to lure hisvictim into the catacombs with
the promise ofamontillado
, afine sherry wine.
(Thelsare pronounced like the
ls in tortilla.)
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The supreme madness of
Carnival aside, why doesnt the
suggestion of a journey to the
catacombs for a taste of wineseem odd or suspicious to the
victim?
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The Storage of Wine
For w nes to ma nta n t e r est
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For w nes to ma nta n t e r estquality, they need to be stored at
fairly cool and constanttemperatures.
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During the time period in which
the story is set, modern electric
refrigeration was not available.
To protect wine collections,
connoisseurs adopted the practiceof storing wines under the ground
where temperatures remain ideal
year-round.
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Basements, cellars, and even
catacombs serve as excellent
storage facilities for the preciousvintages.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Author, not the narrator,
of the story.
Developed characters
whose sanity is
questionable.
Universally credited
as a significant
contributor to the
development of the short
story as a literary genre.
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The Cask of Amontillado
ENJOY THIS LITERARY
JOURNEY INTO THE DARK
SIDE OF REVENGE!
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