The Cask of Amontillado

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…even though the ending is disclosed to the reader in the first few lines. The verbal, situational and dr amatic irony used in the story are of essence to the plot as well as to the understanding of the foreshadowed ending to the story, because even though the ending was drastically over foreshadowed by these ironies, the reader still seems to have some shock or ill feeling at the conclusion of the story. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**