the question is:
Why was Fortunato dressed as a jester? Why do you think that Poe chose this particular costume for this character?
2006-11-08 13:30:53 · 8 answers · asked by Kali Znaeym 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the sign of the times
2006-11-08 14:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by King Midas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I remember the story correctly, which I may not, I think that Fortunato was dressed in costume because he had been at a party earlier that night because of carnival. I would say that Poe chose the Jester costume to be ironic. Montreser did not have a high opinion of Fortuanto (obviously) and wanted revenge...can't really remember what for but it must have been minor and possibly just damaging to Montresers ego since Fortunato trusted him enough to drink with him. So I would have to say that the Jester costume is a symbol of revenge...the joke was on Fortunato this time...
2006-11-08 13:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by divinephi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Betrayal drives the action in “The Cask of Amontillado." One character’s betrayal sets off a hideous chain of retribution, enacted below ground in a mass grave. Behind all this revenge and death, the story is about trust. From Shmoop Lit/Cask of Amontillado
2016-05-21 23:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
holy... !@#$...
i just read that story this year... =o! for english...
Fortunato was dressed as a jester because it was Carnival Season. Poe chose this particular costume for Fortunato because was carefree and drunk.
2006-11-08 13:36:56 · answer #4 · answered by stella646 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Carnival Time. He picked this character because it was ironic in the fact that the final joke was going to played on Fortunato.
2006-11-08 13:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if Fortunato is the guy who gets locked up (forgot which character was Fortunato), i think it is to show that he is foolish and also it was during a carnival
2006-11-08 13:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha! I read that story last yr, and we had to read it again this yr! I think it was to show how he would be fooled because court jesters are supposed to be a little foolish.
2006-11-08 13:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it is a bit of irony - jesters make jokes, but this time the joke was on him.
2006-11-08 13:35:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋