“Love has its place, as does hate. Peace has its place, as does war. Mercy has its place, as do cruelty and revenge.” The story of revenge is usually no story at all without one party first insulting the other. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”, insult was not taken lightly, a weakness was discovered and vengeance was put upon that person. Depending on the circumstances, this path may be necessary, if other fixes have not worked. Mysteriously, police do not always find the mark, which leaves us to fill the gap and seek revenge elsewhere. Certain situations can insist on taking revenge on that person, fake friends, revenge plotting, and wisdom in the end is all that mattered. This story starts with one character supposedly insulting the other who will now exact revenge. Carefully, Montresor would venture deep in his catacomb to be sure no one ever heard from Fortunato again. Taking revenge on someone is so gut wrenching since …show more content…
In my experience, I learned that revenge would only do myself additional trouble. The type of trouble I do not want nor want to have on my scarlet letter following me around everywhere. If I followed through with my quest for revenge, there is no telling what could have gone wrong. In the end, my eyes opened just in time to see that it clearly was not worth it. This had a major impact on my life and still holds weight today. I learned to watch who I associate with which has made my circle of friends today. The bank refunded the amount so there was truly nothing left to do, other than report the person whom I would never speak to again. Montresor on the other hand, took everything in his own hands, judge, jury, and executioner and went so deep in the dungeon to make sure no one would unravel his devious plan for fifty years. I learned from this that no matter how insignificant an insult is it could mean life and death for someone else on the receiving