3.04 write a narrative essay

3.04 write a narrative essay

03.04 Assignment Instructions
Begin planning to write a narrative essay using the Narrative Organizer.

Choose one of the following topics for your narrative essay.

In the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” the reader is never told what the exact insult was that caused Montresor to seek revenge against Fortunato. Write to tell what happened before the story begins in “The Cask of Amontillado.”

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In the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” the reader is never told what becomes of Montresor after he completes his plot against Fortunato. Write to tell what happened after the story ends in “The Cask of Amontillado.”
You will only submit Part One of your Narrative Organizer, though you will be completely writing a narrative essay of 1,000 to 1,500 words in subsequent lessons.

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The Cask of Amontillado

The short story, The Cask of Amontillado, was written by Edgar Allan Poe and initially published in the year 1846. The plot of the story occurs somewhere in Italy, in a place and time that is not revealed to the reader. The story talks about a man who plans for and executes vengeance on his acquaintance, for insulting him. Like most of the stories written by Poe, The Cask of Amontillado describes a revenge action involving the victim getting buried alive. The main characters of the story are Fortunato and Montresor.

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