Choose from the story (Edgar Allan Poe’s”The Cask of Amontillado) an interesting element or statement from the work for which you can determine or hypothesize on its cause and effect. Example: ___________ happened because of _____________. ( A very good approach to this essay would be to focus your thinking on the cause of Fortunato’s fate and the cause of Montressor’s rage)

Be sure to write an attention grabbing introduction with the thesis placed at the end of it. Also,be sure to create a conclusion that extends your topic in some way. In addition to supporting your thesis with examples from the story, I’m requiring that you directly quote (and cite in-text) the story at least two times throughout the essay, 600 words.