Finding motive - what is the Insult 2:50 PM MW by Michelle Mouton https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6 Detective Work en-us 2021-09-09 22:44:57 UTC 2025-10-27 14:49:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Double Click anywhere on the black board so that you can post. Remember to WRITE YOUR NAME FIRST before you write your answer. michellemouton https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729321633 2021-09-09 22:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729321633 What is the INSULT Montressor is so aggrieved over? Find a textual clue to help explain your answer. michellemouton https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729323573 2021-09-09 22:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729323573 Think about this image and what Montressor says about his family's coat of arms. What is a coat of arms? Why does Montressor mention it? What is the Family's motto (from the coat of arms)? What does it mean? michellemouton https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729323675 Of course there are many other areas in the text that you can focus on. This is just to help you springboard into questioning Montressor's motives. ]]> 2021-09-09 22:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729323675 The Unreliable Narrator michellemouton https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729323797 An unreliable narrator is an untrustworthy storyteller, most often used in narratives with a first-person point of view. The unreliable narrator is either deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided, forcing the reader to question their credibility as a storyteller.
Select a quote from the story that helps you understand Montressor's motive (can you find text that gives you a clue as to what the "INSULT" is that is so egregious, Montressor decides Fortunato must be murdered?) 
Write the quote and explain what clues is gives you. 


]]> 2021-09-09 22:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/1729323797 Marissa Pankoff https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/2474146914 " The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." 
I believe when Montressor said this it was his way of motivating his killing of Fortunato because he was referrring to all the nagtive things Fortunato has said. ]]> 2023-02-08 21:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/9kgo27vy992it3w6/wish/2474146914