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Intro to Edgar Allen Poe’s

Intro to Edgar Allen Poe’s. “Cask of Amontillado” . Before Reading. Here’s What We Need To Know. “Cask of Amontillado” . Edgar Allan Poe. Who is Poe? (218). In the Beginning… Parents died when he was 3 years old. He was taken as a foster child by the weathy Allan family of Richmond.

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Intro to Edgar Allen Poe’s

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  1. Intro to Edgar Allen Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado”

  2. Before Reading Here’s What We Need To Know “Cask of Amontillado”

  3. Edgar Allan Poe

  4. Who is Poe? (218) In the Beginning… • Parents died when he was 3 years old. • He was taken as a foster child by the weathy Allan family of Richmond. • Started out as a strong student/ later became moody • Went to University of Virginia, but dropped out with heavy gambling debt. • Family refused to support him any longer.

  5. Who is Poe? Cont’d… • Poe split with his foster family and was left penniless. • He married his 13 year old cousin, Virginia Clemm. • Poe drank excessively & always needed money. • He wrote regularly. • Often criticized for his writings. • Virginia died of tuberculosis and Poe had a final break down. • Two years later, he was found delirious in a tavern. • Poe died days later.

  6. NEED to KNOW VOCAB

  7. Caskk– a wooden container for wine

  8. Amontilladoa dry white wine

  9. Connoisseuran expert

  10. SETTING “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season.”

  11. Carnival Season in Venice

  12. “…his head was surmounted by the conicalcapand bells.”

  13. “He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, …”

  14. Palazzo– a large, imposing building (as a museum or place of residence) esp. in Italy

  15. Nitre is a potassium nitrate salt formerly known as saltpeter. Saltpeter is composed of the names “Sal” or salt, and “Petrae” or rock. Literally, salt of the rock. “…but observe the white webwork which gleams from the these cavern walls.” Nitre encrusted on an ancient jar an ancient vault or catacomb

  16. “In Pace Requiescat”

  17. “In Pace Requiescat”

  18. After Reading Here’s What We Need To DO… “Cask of Amontillado”

  19. On A Separate Sheet of Paper You will write a one-page narrative, continuing Montresor’s story. The story must be typed in Arial 12 pt. font and is due for a MAJOR grade Monday. Your narrative must include: • Characters- you are free to make up additional names • Plot- What happens to Montresor after he leaves the crypt? • Correct grammar/ spelling • At least ONE vocab word from the story. • 5-7 personal pronouns You will be graded on content, grammar, creativity, and presentation.

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