The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe

[Zekes]

Loved the irony used in the story, its a bit confusing at first, but after further discussion, understood at a different level.

[C0ldf1re]

Loved the irony used in the story...

Irony is a good description.

[Pecorino]

We read this in class a few years back and I'd say it's definitely a nice short story.I enjoyed the irony of it all

[Honeybarbara]

If you go through a few more of Poe's stories, you will laugh out loud...people forget he was actually very funny...

[Lnanderson86]

I love this short story by Poe. It's one of his more famous ones and one that I've studied nearly every year in college. I think Poe's use of irony is great and he is such a detail oriented writer. I love it!

[Alinfosoi]

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
Don‘t try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.

[Gatsby'sGreenLight]

As an English teacher, I love that so many people remember reading this story in school. I teach it to my 9th graders, and they respond well to it. The irony and foreshadow are great - as in all of Poe's stories. I show an awesome "made for TV" movie version of this story, too. It stars John Hurd as Montressor. Definitely one of my favorite stories to teach.

[kbjones24]

Thanks for posting. This is one of the stories reading in 7th grade that I'll never forget.

[alexhenry]

In his famous work "the Art Of War" Sun Tzu recommends smilling and drinking wine with one's enemies.
Another real thriller from Poe. I'm still tortured wondering what form of insult it was that so pricked the speaker's pride.

[Phoenix98]

I'd forgotten this Poe production. What a woeful life he must have led; but such talent!

[camilegordon]

Poe is an experience to read for sure . . . I would advise anyone looking to really appreciate his works (particualy things like the "rue morgue" short story should read a little bit about the man . . .this would give you an insight in to why these works are so unusual.

[carter1990]

thanks so much for this . When I think of short stories I think of Edgar Allen Poe and J.R Tolkien

[DATo]

I remember the first time I read Amontillado as a teen. The vicarious sense of impending doom with the laying of each brick raised goosebumps on my arms. The only other story to affect me that way was the 1937 short story Christ In Concrete by Pietro de Donato which was later expanded into a novel. The short story version also dealt with a slow and gruesome (accidental) death.

[Carla Hurst-Chandler]

Will try to order this (Christ in Concrete) from my library. Started with Poe as a teen..them made my wayto Stephen King...lol...

[saturday+deviant]

I'm upset that I never got introduced to Poe in school. Had to find him on my own, but it was worth it