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Discuss the personalities of the two characters in Poe's tale "The Cask of Amontillado" to determine who is the antagonist and who is the protagonist in the story.

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Character traits, as well as protagonist and antagonist labels, are briefly offered in this 200 word personal reaction to "The Cask of Amontillado."

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When discussing the personalities of the two characters in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," we could argue that they are both indeed antagonists with their various flaws and sinister traits. However, the fact that the story's unreliable narrator, Montresor, a man whose trust is ...

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