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pinkyt
pinkyt
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What does "unredressed" mean from "The Cask of Amontillado"?

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Posted by pinkyt on Monday November 3, 2008 at 5:39 PM and tagged with the cask of amontillado, unredressed.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Unredressed mean not remedied or corrected. When Montresor says a wrong is "unredressed" when retribution overtakes the redressor", he means that the injury Fortunato did to him will not be corrected if Montressor is caught for the correcting the mistake. He wants to punish Fortunato, and punish him with "impunity". In other words, he does not want to get caught taking revenge.
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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Monday November 3, 2008 at 5:53 PM