can you please help me by giving me comparisons between these 2 poe stories?

Question

i need comparisons between the cask of amontillado" and "the tell tale heart"

Answer 1

try sparknotes.com for complete summaries of both. Hope this helps

Answer 2

In both stories, there is an insane character -- it's up to you to decide exactly how the characters are insane. Montressor (in TCoA) is a different type of insane than The Insane Narrator (in TTH). In one, the revenge is personal; in another, the desire to kill starts out looking like revenge and ends up sounding like the rantings of a madman. Which is which?

Also in both stories, there is a victim. But different things happen to both victims. The motivation for killing both victims is different, too. Which victim is killed out of revenge, and which is killed out of insanity?

In both stories, the action occurs in a small setting away from people. In TTH, other people get brought in to the story, but in TCoA, all the action is sealed off from Carnival, and this has to happen for the story's climax at the end. Why is the action carried out away from people? How would the stories be way different if people had been involved? How does the out-of-the-way, small, personal setting contribute to the horror?

One last thing: both stories don't have the usual beginning, climax, resolution (/\) timeline. They both have TWO climaxes, so that if you drew the story graph, it'd look like a jagged line, or a heartbeat. What are the two climaxes in each story? Why does each story end on a climax? How does ending on a second climax intensify the terror and insanity of Poe's works?

It's up to you to work with this information and fill in the gaps. I hope I've pointed you in the right direction. Contact me if you need more help or have other questions.

Cheers, K (teacher 14 years)

P. S. It's "The Cask of Admontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart". Watch your capitalization. Sorry, had to say it... part of the job, you know! (smile)

Answer 3

Edgar Allan Poe page.

This site is dedicated to the work of Edgar Allan Poe, who is considered one of the most gifted writers of american literature. Over 120 of his short-stories and poems as well as collections of his articles and criticism is available here and can be read on line and searched.

http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/poe/

http://www.eapoe.org/index.htm

http://www.easylit.com/poe/

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/4220/resources.html

http://www.houseofusher.net/library.html


http://www.freebooknotes.com/

http://www.bookwolf.com/

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/

http://sparknotes.com/

http://www.shvoong.com/

http://www.reviewsofbooks.com

http://thebestnotes.com/

http://www.monkeynotes.com/

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/


Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.