2.
Edgar Allan Poe has written many short
stories which share the same themes of
“Revenge (betrayal) and freedom &
confinement” however though time is
at the essence so I will be talking about
the Cask of Amontillado and last but
not least Hop-Frog.
3. NUTSHELL –HOP FROG
Hop frog is a jester not only is he a jester he is a “triplicate
treasure” meaning he was a dwarf, a cripple and a fool all in
one.
. Hop-Frog is a light weight, he cant drink
. king forces Hop-Frog to drink more then the fool can handle,
and in the moment of uncertainty king gets flustered and
throws the wine at the fools girlfriend “Trippeta”
. Hop-Frog gets angry and decides the only logical course of
action is to dress the nobility including the king as orangutans
and suspending them in mid air and setting them on fire.
4. NUTSHELL-CASK OF
AMONTILLADO
.The narrator, Montresor, opens the story by stating
that he has been insulted by his acquaintance,
Fortunato, and that he seeks revenge.
.He wants to exact this revenge, however, in a
measured way, without placing himself at risk. He
decides to use Fortunato’s fondness for wine against
him so leads him down to Montresor’s vault where he
will then proceed to seal Fortunato alive in a crypt.
5. What they have in
common?
Alcohol
Revenge
Freedom and Confinement
