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The Cask of Amontillado

by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Cask of Amontillado Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

Sometimes, there’s more to Lit than meets the eye.

The Coat of Arms

Everything takes on symbolic meaning in “The Cask.” Every detail seems to stand for something else, or to be flashing an encoded, and no doubt gruesome, message that we are compelled to...

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