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After several weeks absence, the Ghost of Mr. Poe returns to read The Cask of Amontillado - this is done in prepration for the next episode of Celebrate Poe - an examination and critique of Dahmer on Netflix.  Mr. Bartley points out that part of the horror communicated by The Cask of Amontillado is because of what we DON’T know - why the narrator felt it was so important to murder Fortunado. 

• What is the significance of wine to the story?
• Why is the name Fortunado ironic?
• What does the narrator do to try and convince Fortunado to turn back?
• What significance does coughing have in the story?
• How does the narrator mock Fortunado?
• How does the story exhibit a Gothic atmosphere?

• 00:01 Introduction
• 01.40 Entrance of the ghost of Mr. Poe
• 03:02 The Cask of Amontillado (with annotations)
• 28:01 Conclusion
• 29:11 Future episodes
• 29:44 Sources
• 30:00 Outro      

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