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After several weeks absence, the Ghost of Mr. Poe returns to read The Cask of Amontillado - this is done in prepration for the next episode of Celebrate Poe - an examination and critique of Dahmer on Netflix. Mr. Bartley points out that part of the horror communicated by The Cask of Amontillado is because of what we DON’T know - why the narrator felt it was so important to murder Fortunado.
- What is the significance of wine to the story?
- Why is the name Fortunado ironic?
- What does the narrator do to try and convince Fortunado to turn back?
- What significance does coughing have in the story?
- How does the narrator mock Fortunado?
- How does the story exhibit a Gothic atmosphere?
- 00:01 Introduction
- 01.40 Entrance of the ghost of Mr. Poe
- 03:02 The Cask of Amontillado (with annotations)
- 28:01 Conclusion
- 29:11 Future episodes
- 29:44 Sources
- 30:00 Outro
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