I know you've thought about killing someone, but you're too worried about the consequences. In the short story "Cask of Amontillado", the protagonist, Montresor, feels hatred towards this man Fortunato and is determined to take revenge with impunity. In “Lamb to the Slaughter,” a woman unsure of her feelings murders her husband. The stories are similar because the authors both create suspense while using different types of irony and conflict. Both Poe and Dahl create an effect of suspense. The feeling of being unsure of what might happen next. In “Lamb to the Massacre,” Dahl illustrates the suspense when Mary Maloney hits her husband in the head (p. 4) after being presented as a gentle and loving woman. After killing him, she does not react emotionally. It's incredibly surprising and leaves readers wondering "What will she do now?" » “What is his plan?” it's very suspenseful. Here we see that Dahl creates suspense. Poe illustrates suspense throughout the story “Cask of Amontillado” using language. Poe carefully chooses strong words to create effect ...