@@frankdeleon4209 Wikepedia lists a few interpretations, but the vulgar gesture seems like a key point to me. Fortunado is a member of the freemasons, and lords it over outsiders that he's a part of this exclusive club. Which sounds like an insult to me. Montressor however is a stonemason. His entire home is Stone. Opulent and expansive, speaking to a wealth and power they no longer hold. He kills Fortunado with his masonry skills, even though Fortunado is the one who calls himself a mason. I think there was probably some cruel irony to this in Montressor's mind.
I really think public domain audio recordings should be available for all school books. Its an accessibility thing, you build a ramp for people with wheelchairs, you have audiobooks for people with ADHD.
I have ADHD and this allows me listen to one of my favorite stories. I only able to read it if I'm locked up or don't have anything to do. But I don't have to read it. This is awesome! Y'all should try Clive Barker. He is the Edgar Allen Poe in my personal opinion anyway. I love thriller and horror.
Poe uses mood and suspense to display that revenge can make you lose your humanity. It makes us question how our feelings can hurt someone, or how we can hurt people and the repercussion of acts in our lives, without a doubt it makes us see both sides of the coin.
This is probably the best reading of my favorite Poe story I've heard. It's unabridged, doesn't substitute new words for the originals, just a great interpretation of the outstanding horrifying story.
"Well Montresor, I made it, despite my inebriation." "Ahh, Fortunato, welcome! i hope you're prepared for an inescapable dungeon!" -- "Why are there bricks piled up in your basement, Montresor?" "Oh, those aren't bricks, they're casks! Casks of the avocados we'll be having! Mmm, avocados!" -- "Fortunato, I hope you're ready for fine vintage wine!" "I thought we were having avocados." "No, no, I said Amontillados! It's my very finest vintage." "You have casks of Amontillado?" "Yes! I wanted to share them with someone." "Uh huh. Like who?" "Uh... Luchesi." "Really? Well I know Luchesi and he wouldn't know Amontillado from Sherry." "Oh, of course he wouldn't, that's why I invited you!" "I see..." -- "Well Montresor, you are an odd fellow, but I must say... you scheme a good plan."
That's the point. He deliberately gives him hundreds of opportunities to turn back and escape, purely so he can think about it as he starves to death in the wall.
Thank you very much! I had to look through 3 or 4 videos before finding a narrator who pronounced the stories title properly never mind the Latin. Great work
Wow being 13 (as of now) and listening to this, I do not understand one word. :D It took me multiple tries to understand the second sentence “You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat.” And now I understand it means “you think you know me well enough that I’d not utter a threat, you must be mistaken.”
You're close, it's a little hard to grasp because he makes a statement about you, the reader, as though you know him. It's playing with the nature of narrative. What he says, to the reader, is 'you know me, I obviously didn't say my threat out-loud'.
Thank you kindly for this wonderful story-the Librarian recommended this for collective reading group & discussion. Such a classic-so nice to soon experience this story in full soon
I love this book! especially your reading! i have started my own little online book club on facebook so this is an easier way to share links! thank you VonClegg!
this definitely has to be listened to more than once! a lot of good jokes. I didnt catch them the first time I read/listened to this in the 6th grade. Great reading voice sir!
This story takes on a whole new dimension for me now that I'm a Freemason myself. Their short interaction about the brotherhood has symbolic undertones which make it all the more chilling given the Masonic symbolism of the trowel.
After watching Fall of the House of Usher I had to come back here once again. Its references both subtle and obvious made the ending of the series stand out. It reminded me of just how genius Poe really was. In a time when hear and horror dominated by Shelley, Stoker, and Lovecraft giving the world monsters to fear, Poe did no such thing. His work didn't conjure up fictional monsters that no person will ever truly need to fear. Poe wrote about the very real monsters found in people. He also didn't portray these men as madmen frothing at the mouth. He showed how monsters dont frighten innocent away from them. Quite the opposite, as they show a mask to their victim, sometimes a figurative one, and sometimes a literal one. In this story he literally has the killer wearing a physical mask, while also using a persona as his other mask, in order to lure his victim. Edgar Allen Poe might be the world's first true crime writer. He masterfully uses rising tension to create unease and holding it for a long time period. The government has shown it doesn't know
He gave Fortunato every chance to turn back but he still persisted. I think Montresor was trying to justify his actions by making it look like he didn't want to chain and wall him up but he was left with no choice. Chilling and unsettling.
OK CORRECTION: sparknotes (?) says that Fortunato claimed that he was on the same social standing as Montresor and his family, which was an insult bc Fortunato was less wealthy/in the lower class and Montresor was in the upper class. U may wanna fact check that tho
Reading this in 8th grade was an assignment, which I resented. But I was so happy I read it I also read the Black Cat and the Fall of the House of Usher. This lead me down the path! Listen (all of you) to “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” by the Alan Parsons Project
The main character "fretted" him up to poles. Fretted means chained. Then our main character started to build up a wall to close Fortunato in. After a while he died of starvation or lack of air. The last sentence says he was left there undiscovered for 50 years.
Jeez, I came here because it's better for me to listen than too read, but I did not expect to be so disturbed by this poem, Edgar Allen Poe is a genius
Everyone seems to be here from school but I’m here because this story is in the game The Longing and I need to follow along with the narration because I’m bad at reading
Excellent reading. Freaking youtube, I can't tell you nor explain any thumbs down on such a fine reading. I saw the Oyster video to see if Lunar Tortoise was the reader or if you just posted it. That didn't work. Then I went to you teaching wearing a face mask (so much for science in 2020 - if you are trying to stop the virus with that thing, good luck), and to my surprise you weren't the red head you were the bald guy. Didn't see that coming. Anyway, excellent reading, thanks for all the work and sharing with us. If you ever do A Descent in the Maelstrom then whooo hooo again.
The amount of times I googled a word definition in the first 3 minutes makes me feel like an illiterate doofis. I am definitely not a virtuoso of the English language, and my problem goes unredressed.
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I knew I wasn't the only one that didn't feel like reading this, thx
😂😂
Same replying after 2years
Don't be afraid to broaden your horizons. Be better. Learn.
Currently taking Literature and Composition this semester , also did not want to read it lol
Lol
"I shall not die of a cough!"
"True... true..."
*cold as the air of the catacombs*
Montressor is absolutely cold blooded I wondered what the offense was
@@frankdeleon4209 Wikepedia lists a few interpretations, but the vulgar gesture seems like a key point to me.
Fortunado is a member of the freemasons, and lords it over outsiders that he's a part of this exclusive club. Which sounds like an insult to me.
Montressor however is a stonemason. His entire home is Stone. Opulent and expansive, speaking to a wealth and power they no longer hold. He kills Fortunado with his masonry skills, even though Fortunado is the one who calls himself a mason. I think there was probably some cruel irony to this in Montressor's mind.
@@gangler52 🤔😊
@@gangler52You said all of that and still didn’t answer the question
When he coughed, I felt that.
me too mate
Same
Same here
You made my boring junior year literature class easier. ADHD hurts bad on your ability to read 19th century writing.
As a person that has ADHD, I agree.
I’m doing this in freshman year😀
@@dinoxdream182 Me too in 9th grade!
Fax
Junior !!!I’m doing this as a freshman not fair :(
"It's just a prank bro"
The prank:
What! It WAS just a prank.
The fact that Fortunado’s last words were “For the love of god, Montressor!” Is chilling
Yes.......For the love of GOD!
yes i just read it today with my classmates in english class!!!!
No what's chilling is said that Montressor was offended. But the offense was never described.
My ADHD makes it horrendously difficult to read sometimes but your readings singlehandedly saved my grades
I really think public domain audio recordings should be available for all school books. Its an accessibility thing, you build a ramp for people with wheelchairs, you have audiobooks for people with ADHD.
Used to read like a fiend when I was younger, but I've been relying on audiobooks more to keep up with my schoolwork as my eyes begin to fail me.
I have ADHD and this allows me listen to one of my favorite stories. I only able to read it if I'm locked up or don't have anything to do. But I don't have to read it. This is awesome! Y'all should try Clive Barker. He is the Edgar Allen Poe in my personal opinion anyway. I love thriller and horror.
This man is the master of reverse psychology
Poe uses mood and suspense to display that revenge can make you lose your humanity. It makes us question how our feelings can hurt someone, or how we can hurt people and the repercussion of acts in our lives, without a doubt it makes us see both sides of the coin.
This is probably the best reading of my favorite Poe story I've heard. It's unabridged, doesn't substitute new words for the originals, just a great interpretation of the outstanding horrifying story.
Any freshmen?
yuppp
Yea, doing some VERY over due work. 😬
@@lianicole3564 😂😂😂
Yes sir 😅
Yup
"Well Montresor, I made it, despite my inebriation."
"Ahh, Fortunato, welcome! i hope you're prepared for an inescapable dungeon!"
--
"Why are there bricks piled up in your basement, Montresor?"
"Oh, those aren't bricks, they're casks! Casks of the avocados we'll be having! Mmm, avocados!"
--
"Fortunato, I hope you're ready for fine vintage wine!"
"I thought we were having avocados."
"No, no, I said Amontillados! It's my very finest vintage."
"You have casks of Amontillado?"
"Yes! I wanted to share them with someone."
"Uh huh. Like who?"
"Uh... Luchesi."
"Really? Well I know Luchesi and he wouldn't know Amontillado from Sherry."
"Oh, of course he wouldn't, that's why I invited you!"
"I see..."
--
"Well Montresor, you are an odd fellow, but I must say... you scheme a good plan."
This comment is literally art
Once I knew where this was going I immediately started laughing yet blushing from jealousy of such incredible reference
Fucking LMAO this comment deserves more attention
Art
obsessed with "unforgettable luncheon" becoming "inescapable dungeon," especially being read in the same bright tone lol
9:45 that subtle little chuckle is excellent.
I meannnn he should’ve left when he started coughing 😭
He was drunk
That's the point. He deliberately gives him hundreds of opportunities to turn back and escape, purely so he can think about it as he starves to death in the wall.
I really love this thank you! The words are very clear! 👏👏👏 the two characters are easily distinguishable from each other. This is fabulous
Thank you very much! I had to look through 3 or 4 videos before finding a narrator who pronounced the stories title properly never mind the Latin. Great work
Wow being 13 (as of now) and listening to this, I do not understand one word. :D It took me multiple tries to understand the second sentence “You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat.” And now I understand it means “you think you know me well enough that I’d not utter a threat, you must be mistaken.”
You're close, it's a little hard to grasp because he makes a statement about you, the reader, as though you know him. It's playing with the nature of narrative.
What he says, to the reader, is 'you know me, I obviously didn't say my threat out-loud'.
This is an excellent reading, bravo! The pause between trues is perfect and the voice is haunting
Thank you kindly for this wonderful story-the Librarian recommended this for collective reading group & discussion. Such a classic-so nice to soon experience this story in full soon
I did not expect that ending, it’s an amazing tale
I find Poe's writing to be more sorrowful than horrifying.
thank you for making my English 1 class entertaining for once! I didn't understand barely any of it but I did enjoy listening!
I love these stores. Edgar allen Poe is one of my favorit authors. Him and H P Lovecraft
Poe has always been my favorite writer his elegant and unique style of writing speaks to my soul
What a great retelling of this story- thanks for the upload!
I have to use the cask of amontillado for a test and I hadn't even read it this saved my life thank you
Thank you for this audiobook!!! Idk how to say it but your voice matches the story LOL
You did a great job narrating this short story.👍
Always a great tale, and awesome lesson.
English teacher is out and we're needing to read this, I couldn't force myself to read.
So glad you made this! It was a great help
Not me prepping for an essay while eating and not feeling like reading atm
You wot?
Dude I have to annotate this for home work.
Omg girl not you doing that 😂😒
Excellent narration, it feels like you were living it. It’s an amazing story. Love it.
As with other geniuses, Poe's contributions to English narrative were recognized after his death.
im too dumb for this lol
No, you're not. Listen again.
I love this story, because its just poe hating on a rival writer.
I love this book! especially your reading!
i have started my own little online book club on facebook so this is an easier way to share links!
thank you VonClegg!
the last sentence…”In pace requiescat!” absolute chills.
It makes today's villains look like toddlers. Gen Z is in for a ride awakening.
@@frankdeleon4209 yes.
what does it mean....?
@@St4r_girl_.8Basically “rest in peace”
your voice is amazing, which made this story even better than it already is!
this definitely has to be listened to more than once! a lot of good jokes. I didnt catch them the first time I read/listened to this in the 6th grade.
Great reading voice sir!
Thank you for this reading! I haven't revisited the works of Poe in over 10-15 years. This video is a pleasure to listen to.
This story takes on a whole new dimension for me now that I'm a Freemason myself. Their short interaction about the brotherhood has symbolic undertones which make it all the more chilling given the Masonic symbolism of the trowel.
istg he’s one of the best story writers
After watching Fall of the House of Usher I had to come back here once again. Its references both subtle and obvious made the ending of the series stand out. It reminded me of just how genius Poe really was. In a time when hear and horror dominated by Shelley, Stoker, and Lovecraft giving the world monsters to fear, Poe did no such thing. His work didn't conjure up fictional monsters that no person will ever truly need to fear. Poe wrote about the very real monsters found in people. He also didn't portray these men as madmen frothing at the mouth. He showed how monsters dont frighten innocent away from them. Quite the opposite, as they show a mask to their victim, sometimes a figurative one, and sometimes a literal one. In this story he literally has the killer wearing a physical mask, while also using a persona as his other mask, in order to lure his victim. Edgar Allen Poe might be the world's first true crime writer. He masterfully uses rising tension to create unease and holding it for a long time period. The government has shown it doesn't know
thank for this video :) really helped me with my english work!
You have a great voice!
He gave Fortunato every chance to turn back but he still persisted. I think Montresor was trying to justify his actions by making it look like he didn't want to chain and wall him up but he was left with no choice. Chilling and unsettling.
Your voice is just...🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 chef's kiss
That's what the cask is. That's what the point of the cask is.
*facepalm* /j
Man i randomly remember "The amontillado" from my reading in class 10 years ago, good times.
Unc
Im 14 and and I don’t understand anything 😭time to go watch some summaries ☺️
Just what did fortunado do exactly to montressor that made him kill the guy off by walling him up deep within the catacombs?
If I'm not mistaken, my high school teacher explained that fortunado was trash talking montressor's family name
Yes you are correct
Really dumb reason tho
OK CORRECTION: sparknotes (?) says that Fortunato claimed that he was on the same social standing as Montresor and his family, which was an insult bc Fortunato was less wealthy/in the lower class and Montresor was in the upper class. U may wanna fact check that tho
@@mauriabrooks5596 agreed
You did some work
Good job
Gratitude
My fave that gets no love
amazing voice really didn’t want to read ty for this vid
am i the only one doing this for a class assignment
No I don’t get THIS 😫
Thank you for being a good reader
Good reading! I haven’t heard this story since school.
Reading this in 8th grade was an assignment, which I resented. But I was so happy I read it I also read the Black Cat and the Fall of the House of Usher. This lead me down the path! Listen (all of you) to “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” by the Alan Parsons Project
Start an ASMR channel. Ur voice is mesmerizing.
Thank you for helping me with college !!!!!!!
I love your voice !
Great job acting this story out!! i dont really understand what happened to Fortunato tho
The main character "fretted" him up to poles. Fretted means chained. Then our main character started to build up a wall to close Fortunato in. After a while he died of starvation or lack of air.
The last sentence says he was left there undiscovered for 50 years.
Jeez, I came here because it's better for me to listen than too read, but I did not expect to be so disturbed by this poem, Edgar Allen Poe is a genius
Very well performed!
Mmmhm. You ate that. Thanks. 💕⭐️
I'm here for my English class but have no idea what is going on right now
really good reading!
when you slept through the audio book at school so now you’re here because you’re failing the class that this project is in
Great job narrating the poem
This is undoubtedly where the ending of that one Billy and Mandy episode came from.
This is just a dude who decided to resort to murder when someone jabs him about being uptight on casual friday....
Everyone seems to be here from school but I’m here because this story is in the game The Longing and I need to follow along with the narration because I’m bad at reading
Great job man, still don’t understand a thing 😭
your here for school too huh?
Really well read.
thanks for this, a lot of the wording in this just made it difficult for my brain to read it
thank you so much 😭
Such a banger
Reading this for AMI for English class
He was quarantining him with that corona cough
I cant pretend I had a good Idea about what was happening, but it helped my high school lit class to be a little easier so thanks!
i have class in two hours and was supposed to read this last night but my adhd said no
Excellent reading. Freaking youtube, I can't tell you nor explain any thumbs down on such a fine reading.
I saw the Oyster video to see if Lunar Tortoise was the reader or if you just posted it. That didn't work. Then I went to you teaching wearing a face mask (so much for science in 2020 - if you are trying to stop the virus with that thing, good luck), and to my surprise you weren't the red head you were the bald guy. Didn't see that coming. Anyway, excellent reading, thanks for all the work and sharing with us. If you ever do A Descent in the Maelstrom then whooo hooo again.
The amount of times I googled a word definition in the first 3 minutes makes me feel like an illiterate doofis.
I am definitely not a virtuoso of the English language, and my problem goes unredressed.
Just what harm did montressor's family ever cause fortunado to make him trash talk their family name for no reason?
I love Poe! new sub thank you
creative writting class
Joshua rodriguez
Either Fortunato was already dead from the beginning or Fortunato died from his cough in the catacombs later becoming a ghost.
My man fortunato pulled the switcheroo of the 18th century
At 00:21, my source says "definitely, settled" where you say "definitively settled".
Requiescat in pace. 🪶🦅
Just made English 3 a little easier.
pov: you like Edgar Allan Poe but can't focus on words rn so you came here
Montressor still calls him my friend 50 years later
Who else came here from that one whole in library meme
I came beaches I read it but didn't understand it at all, I couldn't even pronounce most of the words but it helped a lot thank you!
This is a part of my homework😂😂
My only problem/question with this story is.. was Fortunado a mason? because if he was, Montresor broke his masonic oaths by harming a fellow mason.
Thank you
what is this story about lol i don't understand after reading it lol
Some guy killed another guy because he Insulted him (I think) that’s what my teacher said 😅🥴
Adam Driver?