Select the choice which best identifies the given passage from "the cask of amontillado."

"i continued, as was my wont [habit] to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation [becoming the victim]".

a.) irony/sarcasm
b.) setting
c.) characterization
d.) tragic resolution

select the choice which best identifies the given passage from "the cask of amontillado."

"the thousand injuries [insults] of fortunato i had borne as i best could, but when he ventured upon insult i vowed revenge."

a.) irony/sarcasm
b.) setting
c.) characterization
d.) tragic resolution

1. A.) Irony/Sarcasm

This is an example of dramatic irony. The audience knows that Fortunato is headed towards his doom, but he does not. In this case, the character, Fortunato, expects something different than what is actually happening.

2. C.) Characterization

Characterization is the way the author reveals the character's traits and personality. In this example, Montressor is being characterized as vengeful. His motivation for killing Fortunato is based solely on the "injuries" Fortunato has dealt him. The reader also is suspect of the narrator when he says this. It seems as though Montressor may be over exaggerating and this makes him an unreliable, and possibly unstable, narrator.

i think the answer is c

hmm, sadly there is no dialogue. there is no place in the story where he is talking to anyone. it's more of just describing what he eats and where he sleeps. you have to become anne frank, give details of where you are, what other folks look like, how the environment is. have a little bit of dialogue tell of what people are specifically saying. anne frank talked about her entire household including the people, the objects, the lighting, the food they ate, and even the smell in the air. there has to be more to your diary entries, the whole story in its current state is only about peter van daan, the food, the sounds, and where he sleeps. also he seems to be writing only once a year yet more than that happened from day to day. for a friend, i can you write it out, if you want.