What Are The Similarities Between The Cask Of Amontillado And A Poison Tree

The story “A Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe and the poem “A Poison Tree” written by William Blake have numerous similarities together. They both show how they deal with enemies and they even show they deal with them the same way.
The poem and story are very much alike. “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “A Poison Tree” by William Blake share many things. Within “A Poison Tree” it states, “I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.” This shows he hates his foe and since they proceeded with not talking about it the situation grew bigger. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor hated Fortunato with so much of himself he “began vigorously to wall up the entrance of the niche.” This meant after tricking him into the vault he started to conceal the exit blocking him in there for life. He never stated he had a problem with how Fortunato was treating him. This made both the poem and story similar in some way. The main character, both kept their troubles to themselves making the situation fester and allowing it to flourish to something so much crueler.

Within the poem “A Poison Tree” it shows “I sunned it with smiles, and with soft deceitful wiles.” As time went on the problem worsen yet he covered it up with smiles and laughs even though their anger is multiplying. When in the “The Cask of Amontillado” the author, Edgar Allen Poe, states “You jest, but let us proceed to the Amontillado.” He says this right after he is put down, laughed at and told he could never become or be a mason. He is being told he cannot become something by his foe, yet he shrugs it off like it is nothing. He does not want to show it has bothered him. He put a smile on his face just as the poet did in “A Poison