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 Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:
• learn new vocabulary words from the story "The Cask of
Amontillado";
• identify the character, settings, theme, and mood of the
story;
• summarize the story; and
• understand the historic background of the story
"SUCCESS IS THE SWEETEST
REVENGE"
-Vanessa Williams
 VOCABULA
RY
Cask- big round barrel of wine.
Amontillado- a medium dry Spanish sherry
Nitre- the mineral form of potassium nitrate
Trowel- a hand tool used by brick masons
Masons- a member of the fraternity
Catacombs- cities of the dead
Impunity- exemption for punishment or loss.
 THE CASK OF
Edgar Allan Poe

AMONTILLADO
 Edgar Allan Poe (1809-
• Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in boston and died on October
1849)
7, 1849 in Maryland. Poe’s father and mother, both professional actors, died
before the poet was three years old, and John and Frances Allan raised him as a
foster child in Richmond, Virginia. John Allan, a prosperous tobacco exporter,
sent Poe to the best boarding schools and, later, to the University of Virginia,
where Poe excelled academically. After less than one year of school, however,
he was forced to leave the university when Allan refused to pay Poe’s
gambling debts.
• Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, critic and editor best known for
evocative short stories and poems that captured the imagination and interest of
readers around the world. His imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and
horror gave birth to the modern detective story.
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CHARACTERS
SETTIN
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THEME
MOO
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 ACITIVI
Answer the folllowing questions comprehensively. (10 points each)
TYMontresor; what kind of person is he?
1.Characterize
2.What might Fortunato’s name mean?
3.How does Montresor manipulate Fortunato? What character
traits make Fortunato an easy prey for Montresor?
4.Who is the protagonist of this story? Justify your answer.
5.Who is the antagonist of this story? What kind of narrator is he?
 ASSIGNME
Answer the following questions and share them with the class next meeting. (5

NT
points for the written answer & 5 points for sharing)
1. Has anyone ever done anything to you that made you want to get revenge on them?
What did they do?

2. Have you ever gotten revenge on someone for something they did to you? What did
you do to them in return? Why did you feel a need to get revenge?

3. Explain how the revenge made you feel. Did you get caught? If you had gotten
caught, would that have changed the feeling the revenge gave you? Explain.