Tuesday, November 19, 2013

First set of questions for "The Cask of Amontillado"

1. Look at pg. 95: What do we find out about the setting and why is it important to know?

2. Vocab definitions for section 1:
Immolation: death
Retribution: punishment for doing something wrong
Connoisseur: expert
Impunity: freedom from punishment
Virtuoso: a skillful person
Imposture: pretending to be someone else



3. Copy the following questions and leave room for your answers. We will answer them as we go.
1. What did Fortunato do to the narrator?
2. How does the narrator want to punish Fortunato?
3. Why doesn’t Fortunato know he is mad?
4. Why does the narrator smile when he sees Fortunato?
5. What is Fortunato’s weakness?

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