The Cask of Amontillado

A Summary of Poe's Short Story "The Cask Of Amontillado" One of the main themes of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado is revenge. In this summary theme I intend to demonstrate how dramatic irony is used all along the short story as a way of reminding us the true intentions of the character who vowed revenge. Firstly I will make a brief summary of the short story: the story is supposed to happen …

…happen to him. He is the "foot" that is going to be bit by the revengeful "Montressor's fangs". It is another reminding of what is the real Montressor's purpose in taking Fortunato to the catacombs. All these examples demontrate how Edgar Allan Poe uses dramatic irony in his short story to call the readers' attention to the double meaning of words, and for extension, as one of Poe's favourite motifs, the duplicity of human nature.