The Ethos of Revenge in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" and Will Jenkins' "Night Drive"

This essay on "Night Drive" by Will Jenkins and Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" argues that both stories operate according to the notion that "revenge is a dish best served cold." The student highlights the pains taken by the characters to plan their revenge.

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"This is a neatly executed argument, with an excellent sense of focus across the paragraphs. You will want to proofread to catch some errors, including missing commas and occasional diction-level clarity issues, but overall your sense of flow and syntax is solid.

As your reader, I found myself wishing each body paragraph pushed its idea a little further right at the end. Why is revenge better if the avenging party is never punished himself (thanks to good planning)? And why was it better to make sure Bob was so shocked? (Does this say something about the emotional impact of revenge? Does this connect back to Montresor's desire to brag many years later?) Because you set up these interesting criteria, try to deepen the discussion of why these elements make for sweet revenge -- I think a final, strong statement at the end of each body paragraph could really push this analysis of the nature of calculated revenge to the next level."

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Kibin. (2025). The ethos of revenge in poe's "the cask of amontillado" and will jenkins' "night drive". http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/the-ethos-of-revenge-in-poes-the-cask-of-amontillado-and-will-jenkins-night-drive-1lQpChkq

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("The Ethos of Revenge in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" and Will Jenkins' "Night Drive".")

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"The Ethos of Revenge in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" and Will Jenkins' "Night Drive"." Kibin, 2025, www.kibin.com/essay-examples/the-ethos-of-revenge-in-poes-the-cask-of-amontillado-and-will-jenkins-night-drive-1lQpChkq

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