The Cask of Amontillado and The Count of Monte Cristo both have various ways of showing how the theme of revenge is betrayed in the text. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe begins by showing us how our protagonist, Montressor, acts after a betrayal. In the book The Count of Monte Cristo, we are shown how our protagonist, Edmond Dantes, acts before and after the betrayal. The theme of “understanding what it means to be human” is revealed as revenge in both texts. Both texts show how their "characterization influenced the theme of revenge." The theme of revenge is shown to us through their own characterization, the people around them and what leads them to their own actions. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”?Get an original essayIn the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” we are shown that our protagonist Montressor is betrayed by Fortunado but we don't know what exactly Fortunado did it to make Montressor feel betrayed. “The thousand wounds of Fortunado I had borne as best I could; but when he dared to insult her, I swore revenge. This implies that when Fortunado insulted Montressor, he pushed him too far, causing him to seek revenge. We are not shown how Montressor acted before the betrayal, but we do know that when Montressor speaks to Fortunado he states "You are rich, respected, admired, loved, you are happy, as I once was", which implies that before he was betrayed Montressor. was not only a cold and vengeful person, but Montesor was a very warm and sensitive person. Montreessor was pushed too far, causing him to take revenge and wall Fortunado alive. However, in the book The Count of Monte Cristo, we are shown when Edmond is betrayed by his own "best friend" Fernand and is put in a prison called Chateau D. "If, this gives us a way to see how his characterization changes before he was put in prison and after his escape In the film we were shown of The Count of Monte Cristo, we see how, before his arrest, Edmond was very worried, naive and gullible. The way he behaved before being put in prison allowed people to really take advantage of him, which really made him ignorant of what was happening around him. However, everything changes when he is educated. by Abbot Faria who teaches Edmond everything he knows When Edmond escapes, he meets Luigi Vampa, known as a smuggler and thief Luigi challenges Edmond to fight Jacapo to the death. of the fight, Edmond doesn't actually kill him because everyone got what they wanted, it was a spectacle. Jacapo ends up swearing his life oath to Edmond. Edmond and Jacapo find the treasure of Monte Cristo and when Jacapo asks Edmond what he wants to buy, he states that he wants to buy "revenge". Edmond and Jacapo have been studying Fernand and Mercedes his former fiancée for around 16 years who ended up marrying Fernand 1 month after his arrest. Edmond develops a plan and organizes a fight for the capture of Fernand's son Albert, which leads Edmond to meet his parents. When Edmond meets his parents, Mercedes recognizes something about him and says he looks familiar like her old love Edmond, but he is introduced as the Count of Monte Cristo, so how could it be him? Fernand ends up being arrested for bankruptcy which he then tells Mercedes but she refuses to move in with him. Fernand searches for the money he had planned to steal but ends up seeing the Count of Monte Cristo who then reveals himself to be Edmond, leading them to sword fight.