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
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?
