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šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€exhibits€traits€the€of€gothic€style.€Š xČ  ŠGothic€features€such€as€death,€haunted€landscape,€biased€justiceŌ#†XõČXX X‘O#ŌŌ‡ X‘XXXõČŌ,€and€tortureŌ#†XõČXX X‘f#ŌŌ‡ X‘XXXõČŌ€areŠ D”  Šeasily€viewed,€while€the€feature€of€insanity€is€more€difficult€to€support.€€Evidence€toŠ ` Šsupport€the€appearance€of€insanity€in€š šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€can€be€interpretedŠ Ü, Šdifferently,€however€the€amount€of€evidence€supporting€insanity€is€substantial€andŠ Øų Šconvincing.Š tÄ Šą  ąThe€gothic€feature€of€death€is€easily€viewed€throughout€š šThe€Cask€ofŠ @ ŠAmontillado.šš€€The€entire€story€is€about€Montresorššs€desire€to€kill€Fortunato.€€While€thereŠ  \ Šare€different€interpretations€as€to€why€Montresor€desires€to€kill€Fortunato,€it€isŠ Ų( Šimpossible€to€read€š šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€and€not€see€the€gothic€feature€of€death.€Š ¤ō ŠDeath€is€also€evident€in€the€setting;€the€majority€of€the€story€takes€place€in€a€catacomb.Š p!Ą  Šą  ąHaunted€landscape€is€another€gothic€feature€present€throughout€š šThe€Cask€ofŠ <#Œ" ŠAmontillado.šš€€The€majority€of€the€setting€is€in€the€Montresor€family€catacomb.€Š %X $ ŠCatacombs€are€a€perfect€example€of€haunted€landscape:€they€are€dark,€cold,€and€full€ofŠ Ō&$"& Šdead€bodies.Š  (š#( Šą  ąThe€gothic€feature€of€biased€justice€is€a€major€theme€throughout€š šThe€Cask€ofŠ l*¼%* ŠAmontillado.šš€€Montresor€murders€Fortunato€for€insulting€him.€€The€text€does€not€stateŠ 8,ˆ', Šwhat€kind€of€insult€Fortunato€preformed,€but€even€the€most€abusive€insult€does€notŠ ° Šjustify€murder.€Montresorššs€murder€of€Fortunato€is€a€perfect€example€of€biased€justice.Š |Ģ Šą  ąThe€death€of€Fortunato€is€yet€another€example€of€gothic€style€in€š šThe€Cask€ofŠ H˜ ŠAmontillado.šš€€Fortunato€eventually€dies€of€starvation€and/or€dehydration€while€chainedŠ  d Što€a€wall€in€the€depths€of€a€dark,€desolate€catacomb.€€Fortunatoššs€death€was€torturous;Š ą 0 Štorture€is€a€feature€of€gothic€style,€therefore€the€gothic€feature€of€torture€is€evident€inŠ ¬ ü  Šš šThe€Cask€of€Amontillado.ššŠ xČ  ŠŌ#†XõČXX X‘µ#ŌŌ‡ X‘XXXõČŌą  ąThe€gothic€theme€of€inanity€is€conveyed€in€š šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€when€theŠ D”  Štext€is€closely€examined;€Montresor,€the€narrator€and€main€character,€is€insane.€Š ` ŠMontresorššs€admission€to€murder,€his€description€of€the€haunted€landscape,€his€lack€ofŠ Ü, Šexplanation€for€murder,€and€his€inaccurate€description€of€Amontillado€all€lend€to€theŠ Øų Šargument€of€his€insanity.€€While€the€following€arguments€can€be€interpreted€differently,Š tÄ Šthe€presence€of€other€gothic€features€means€insanity€is€probably€the€explanation€for€theŠ @ Šfollowing€arguments.Š  \ Šą  ąMontresorššs€account€of€Fortunatoššs€murder€lends€to€the€argument€his€insanity.€€InŠ Ų( Šan€interview€with€Eric€Carlson,€Gerald€Kennedy€states,€š šthrough€the€act€of€writing€byŠ ¤ō Šwhich€[Montresor]€make[s]€known€his€secret€deed...[he]€completes€[his]€perverse€self„Š p!Ą  Šdestructionšš€(Carlson€409).€€In€essence,€Kennedy€believes€by€admitting€to€the€murder€ofŠ <#Œ" ŠFortunato,€Montresor€destroys€his€last€bit€of€sanity.€€Only€an€insane€man€would€confessŠ %X $ Što€murder€for€the€consequences€of€such€an€action€are€horrific.€€While€this€explanationŠ Ō&$"& Šfits€well€into€the€gothic€style,€it€is€also€possible€Montresorššs€admission€to€murder€was€hisŠ  (š#( Šattempt€at€redemption€(Carlson€410).Š l*¼%* Šą  ąThe€haunted€landscape€of€š šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€also€lends€to€theŠ 8,ˆ', Šinterpretation€of€Montresor€as€insane.€€€Montresor€leads€Fortunato€to€his€death€in€theŠ ° Šdepths€of€the€Montresor€catacombs,€yet€there€is€no€mention€of€the€spooky€nature€of€theŠ |Ģ Šsetting.€€Only€an€insane€individual€would€have€been€able€to€commit€such€an€atrociousŠ H˜ Šact€without€mentioning€the€spooky€nature€of€the€setting.€€Some€may€argue€that€theŠ  d Šreason€for€Montresorššs€lack€of€fright€could€be€attributed€to€frequently€visiting€theŠ ą 0 Šcatacombs,€however€it€is€likely€the€gothic€feature€of€insanity€is€the€reason€for€his€lack€ofŠ ¬ ü  Šfright.Š xČ  Šą  ąMontresor€fails€to€name,€š š[t]he€thousand€injuries€of€Fortunato€[he]€had€borneššŠ D”  Š(Poe€465),€nor€does€he€explain€Fortunatoššs€final€insult.€€This€lack€of€insight€lends€to€theŠ ` Šargument€of€Montresorššs€insanity.€€Poe€knew€providing€few€details€into€the€motives€ofŠ Ü, ŠMontresor€would€create€a€more€terrifying€tale€because€it€would€allow€the€audience€toŠ Øų Šsee€the€insanity€of€Montresor.€€Had€Montresorššs€actions€been€justified€the€story€wouldŠ tÄ Šnot€have€fit€into€the€gothic€genre.Š @ Šą  ąThe€type€of€wine€described€throughout€š šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€also€lends€toŠ  \ Šthe€argument€of€Montresorššs€insanity.€€Amontillado€is€a€type€of€Spanish€sherry,€yetŠ Ų( Šthroughout€the€text€it€is€referred€to€as€an€Italian€vintage€(Levine€470).€€Both€MontresorŠ ¤ō Šand€Fortunato€are€connoisseurs€of€wine,€yet€they€both€seem€to€think€Amontillado€is€ofŠ p!Ą  ŠItalian€vintage,€which€lends€to€the€argument€of€Montresorššs€insanity.€€Consider€theŠ <#Œ" Šfollowing€passages:€š šLuchreesi€cannot€tell€Amontillado€from€Sherryšš€(Poe€465)€and,€š šIŠ %X $ Šwas€skillful€in€Italian€vintages€myselfšš€(Poe€465);€how€could€a€sane€connoisseur€of€wineŠ Ō&$"& Šmake€these€statements?€€Poe€uses€these€discrepancies€to€illustrate€the€insanity€ofŠ  (š#( ŠMontresor€by€showing€his€irrationality;€Poe€may€also€be€trying€to€convey€the€details€ofŠ l*¼%* ŠFortunatoššs€murder€are€simply€a€hallucination.€€Some€may€argue€Poe€simply€thoughtŠ 8,ˆ', ŠAmontillado€was€a€type€of€Italian€wine€which€was€not€a€type€of€sherry.€€However,Š ° Šconsidering€Poeššs€mastery€of€the€gothic€style€it€is€likely€these€textual€errors€were€meantŠ |Ģ Što€display€Montresorššs€insanity,€a€feature€of€the€gothic€style.Š H˜ Šą  ąš šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€was€written€in€the€gothic€style.€€Some€features€of€theŠ  d Šgothic€style€such€as€death,€haunted€landscape,€torture,€and€biased€justice€are€easilyŠ ą 0 Šviewed.€€The€gothic€feature€of€insanity€can€be€viewed€in€the€text€by€interpreting€certainŠ ¬ ü  Šaspects€of€the€story.€€Montresorššs€admission€to€murder,€his€description€of€the€hauntedŠ xČ  Šlandscape,€his€lack€of€explanation€for€murder,€and€his€description€of€Amontillado€allŠ D”  Špoint€to€his€insanity.€€Although€evidence€to€support€Montresorššs€insanity€can€beŠ ` Šinterpreted€differently,€the€amount€of€evidence€and€other€gothic€features€throughoutŠ Ü, Šš šThe€Cask€of€Amontilladošš€more€than€substantiate€the€claim€that€the€gothic€feature€ofŠ Øų Šinsanity€appears€in€the€text.Ō#†XõČXX X‘” #ŌŠ tÄ ŠŠ  @ ŠÓ XÓÓ ØżÓÓ  ÓWorks€CitedŠ ° ŠÓ  ÓCarlson,€Eric€W.€ed.€€ņņA€Companion€to€Poe€Studiesóó.€€Westport:€Greenwood€Press,€1996Š ˆŲ ŠSmith,€Andrew.€€ņņGothic€Radicalismóó.€€Great€Britain:€MacMillan€Press€LTD,€2000.Š `° ŠLevine,€Stuart,€and€Susan€Levine,€eds.€Ō_ŌAfterforwardŌ_Ō.€ņņ€The€Short€Fiction€of€Edgar€Allan€Poeóó.€€ByŠ 8 ˆ ŠEdgar€Allan€Poe.€€Indianapolis:€Bobbs„Merrill€Educational€Publishing,€1976€