Two Views on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story which refers to the burying alive of a man done out of revenge. One of the two main characters, Montresor states in the first line of the story " The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured insult, I vowed revenge" (Poe, 95). One can see the hatred …showed first 75 words of 736 total…

…showed last 75 words of 736 total…well. In conclusion, I realized how a line of a story could be interpreted in complete opposite ways. Also, a story does not have to mention religion at all and yet the incredible theological views that can be developed from it are astonishing. Both articles exposed well thought out ideas on Poe's short story, which expands your perspective on the story and makes you think twice about what the author is saying "between the lines".