The Cask of Amontillado

  Here we will explore the story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe and the portrayal of the protagonist Montressor as played by famous actor Vincent Price in a very old version of this suspense/horror story. Price built his career on playing characters that could be horrifying or at least frightening, though it was said he was actually a charming and cultured man. The Vincent Price website Links to an external site.has more about him. https://www.vincentprice.com/pages/about-vincent-price After reading the story, watch this video reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado:" https://youtu.be/-XTmWag6wfw Discuss the experience of hearing and seeing a short story acted and recited by discussing both prompts: 1)Is Vincent Price's interpretation close to what you imagined when you read the story? 2) How does Price convey the sense of the narrator as unreliable, ie: either justified in his revenge or simply as a madman?