Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. There is also a short film version of this available online. Please respond with short essays to the following queries.

* What is the central theme of the story?

* What role does pride play in the story?

* Discuss Poe’s use of irony and gallows humor in the story.