The cask of amontillado questions 1. The Montresor family motto is “To punish with impunity.” What does this mean? How does it relate to Montresor’s goal towards Fortunato?

2.The name “Fortunato” in Italian means “fortunate or lucky one.” Is Fortunato lucky in this short story? Use evidence from the reading to support your answer.

3.When Montresor encounters Fortunato at the carnival, he is wearing a jester’s outfit with cap and bells while Montresor is wearing a black cloak. How do these costumes foreshadow the events of the story?

4.It is implied that Fortunato has insulted Montresor’s family. How is Montresor’s method of killing him fitting to this crime? Think about the location.

5.Montresor explains at the beginning that Fortunato has mistreated him “thousands” of times. Do you think that murdering him is justified based on this description? Explain why or why not.

How am i supposed to answer this?

Explanation:

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.