In Edgar Allen Poe's short stories "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" there are many similarities. They both give off incredibly creepy surroundings, and the main characters in both are very odd. In "The Cask of Amontillado," vengeance is a key theme. Montressor is after Fortunato because he thinks that Fortunato has insulted him. The narrator decides to use Fortuanto's liking for Italian wine against him, and lead him into the basement vaults. In "The Fall of the House of Usher," family is a very important theme. Roderick Usher writes a letter to his friend,…
