Question

Part A Read these sentences from "The Cask of Amontillado." "Ha! ha! ha!—he! he! he!—a very good joke indeed—an excellent jest. We shall have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo—he! he! he!" ... "The Amontillado!" I said. "He! he! he!—he! he! he!—yes, the Amontillado. But is it not getting late? Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the Lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gone."
How does the author use dialogue in this excerpt?
The dialogue slows the pace of the narrative to delay the outcome.
The dialogue shows that Furtunato thinks Montrsor is playing a joke on him.
The dialogue foreshadows what will happen to Fortunato.
The dialogue uses a flashback to show the the relationship between Fortunato and Montresor.

Answer 1

Answer:

The author use dialogue in this excerpt because The dialogue slows the pace of the narrative to delay the outcome.

Explanation:

This part of "The Cask of Amontillado." by Edgar Allan Poe, distracts the attention from the future events through a simple conversation aside, that has not much to do with the real feelings and intentions of the characters and to the irrevocable outcome of the story, later on, the following events are not as light as this excerpt.

Answer 2

The dialogue shows that Furtunato thinks Montrsor is playing a joke on him.