thecastofamontillado介绍

ThecaskofamontilladoParts一二三四PlotandthemeCharacteranalysisSettingWritingtechniquesPlotandthemeMontresor,thehero,whocarriesagrudge(不满）againstFortunatoforanoffensethatisneverexplained.MontresorleadsdrunkenFortunatothroughaseriesofchambers(室）beneathhispalazzowiththepromiseofatasteofAmontillado.Whentheyreachthelastundergroundchamber,MontresorchainsFortunatotothewall,buildsanewwalltosealhimin,andleaveshimtodie.Themes:RevengeTheintensity（强烈）ofrevengeandhowitcandestroylives.一Menwillgotoextremestogetrevenge二3.Fromthepointofviewofanobsessivelydisturbedpeople,supposedwrongsthatarerevengedcanbejustified（有正当理由的）.4.Youcanneverkillapersonwithoutkillingpartofyourself.SettingPlaceandtime:somewhereinItaly,duringthecarnival.AccurateTwodifferentplace:1.abovetheground,everyoneissubmergedinthejoyfulatmosphereofthecarnival,2.buttheundergroundistheworldofthelonely,dark,cold,withpilesofbones,withthewallofnitrate,theEdgergivesreaderthefeelingwithhairstandingonend.ForexampleThe vaults are insufferably damp. They are encrusted with nitre.It hangs like moss upon the vaults. We are below the river‘s bed. The drops of moisture trickle among the bones.We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descending again, arrived at a deep crypt, in which the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to glow than flame.Theoccupation:Montresor,akindoftherepresentativedecliningnobilityFortunato,akindoftherepresentativeoftheriseoftheupstartSocialenvironmentandtheemotionalcondition:Underthefastdevelopmentofthecapitalism,thesocialstructureofdifferentkindofrace,onewantstobethenewtopofthesocietyfromthebottomwiththeiraccountingmoney,whiletheoldtrytoreservetheirplace,whereisthemainconflictsEdgerwantstodepictthroughthiskindofseemingridiculousmurder.CharacteranalysisFortunato：amanwhoisarrogance，hubrisandstupid。Alsoheisverynaive。HehasrepeatedlyoffendMontresoranddon'tevenknowit,it'sforMontresor'srevengeplantedtheseedsofevil.Montresor：insidious，vicious，experiencedandastute。Hekeepshiscountenanceinsurfacebutschemesacarefullyplannedandsuccessfulimplementationofhisviciousretaliation.Fortunato’sdeathisatragedyofcharacter。Forthetwocharacters,oneisarrogantandstupid,theotherisdarkandevil.Thewholestorytodeathasoneofthethemes，throughtheartofirony，showustwomanswho’sinnerworldwithcharacterflaw。Theauthorrevealpeopletendstobeignoredintheinnerworldofpathologicalanddarksidebythenovel，whichisworthpondering。WritingTechniques1.Contrast2.Pun3.Irony4.StreamofconsciousnessContrast1.Theenvironmentofvaultsandtheoutdoors2.Thecontrastoftwomenintheirdress.3.Theattitudeofthetwoman.Pun1.Fortunato(fortunate)andMontresors(monstrous)Thenamesarepunswithcontract.2.Castisabarrelforstoringwine,butitalsoliterallymeans‘casket’.Irony1.Montresors’unctuouspraise.2.Fortunatoregardedhimselfthegreatestwinetaster.3.Thekiller’ssightothedead.StreamofconsciousnessThisnoveliswrittenfromthefirst-personpointofviewandtoldbyakiller.TheauthorpresentahorriblestorythroughlanguageandpsychologicaldescriptionofMontresors.谢谢