Question

Select the choice which best identifies the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"I reapproached the wall; I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. I re-echoed--I aided--I surpassed them in volume and in strength. I did this, and the clamourer grew still."

A. Irony/sarcasm

B. Setting

C. Characterization

D. Tragic resolution

Answer 1

D. Because it states that he re-echoed and aided so therefore it was tragic but yet he resolved it

Answer 2

D. Tragic resolution.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Tragic resolution refers to the misfortune undergone by a character at the end of a story.

One can tell there are tragic elements present in the excerpt by reading how the speaker struggles to help people shouting desperately. Despite all the effort, the speaker seems unable to fulfill their intent.