It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong That opening sentence is like a literal enactment of the familiar phrase, ‘to add insult to injury’. The excerpt that best summarizes the theme of the cask of amontillado is a) a wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. this encapsulates montresor's motive for revenge against fortunato and highlights the consequences of his obsessive quest for vengeance. It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had i given fortunato cause to doubt my good will.
To redress something is to put right a wrong situation e.g By financial compensation, apology, or some kind of action So if a situation is unredressed, it means that an injustice has been done but not been corrected. A wrong worsens when vengeance overtakes the victim Revenge cannot be attained if retribution overtakes the person who seeks the revenge More simply put, if the.
The second part means that revenge alone isn't enough when someone's done you wrong.
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