Reverse Psychology
October 3rd, 2007
Explain how Montressor uses reverse psychology to influence Fortunato in “The Cask of Amontillado”? How have you used it or had it used on you? Does it work? How and why?
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Reverse psychology, the ability to get anyone to do what you want. However, you need to say the opposite of what you want in order to make it work. Montressor used it on Fortunato in his plot to kill him. While leading him into the trap Montressor told him to go back for his health and he would get the person Fortunato hated to help him and that made Fortunato stayed and lead him to his death. Reverse psychology has never been done on me but I have seen it many times on T.V. and books. Whether or not it really works, I know not.
Mitchell Holt 7th period
Reverse psychology, you can persuade people to do whatever you want. When my little sister won’t go to her room I just tell her not to because there is something under her bed. But due to her curiosity she does anyway. In The Cask of Amontillado , Montressor used it on Fortunado and it led him to his death. He was to naïve and was led back to the depths of the mansion. Partly because he was drunk and partly because he was being manipulated by Montressor.
In “The Cask of Amontillado”, the character Montressor uses reverse psychology on Fortunato to kill him. By saying that he shouldn’t go down there to look at the exquisite wine, it makes Fortunato more eager and against stopping. I know I have had to use reverse psychology before, but not really for the right reason. Just for fun one day, I really didn’t want to put my clothes away, so I got my brother and said I bet you couldn’t get these clothes and put them in my drawers in 10 seconds, of course he didn’t know how to count. So as you would think he went away putting them up as fast as he could while I just sat there. It worked cause he thought I was calling him weak. It was really good for me, but really for the wrong reasons.
Reverse Psychology
In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montressor uses reverse psychology to convince Fortunato to come to his basement and taste the Amontillado. When I baby-sit for my brother I use reverse psychology on him. He only listens to me if I make him think that it was his idea to do what ever I asked him to do. If I don’t use it then he starts throwing a fit and won’t do what I need him to do. It makes it easier on me if I make him think he wants to do what I have asked him to do.
In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montressor uses reverse psychology to persuade Fortunado to come with him and sample his wine. In cheerleading, mostly when we tumble, sometimes I get nervous about throwing a trick. My coach will use reverse psychology and tell me that its okay and that I don’t have the skill anyway. This will make me mad, and make myself try harder to convince them that I do have the trick, even though they believe I can do it in the first place. They’re just trying to get me to believe in myself, no matter what they have to say. Using this reverse pyschology, has helped me through many times in tumbling.
Reverse Psycology
In the “Cast of Amontillado,” Montressor uses reverse psychology to trick Fortunato into getting him to go to the room her plans on killing him in. First, Montressor tells Fortunato that he needs him to test to see if his wine was worth the money. Once Fortunato said sure he’ll come, then Montressor tells him that he should stay, and he will get his rival to come test the wine. Fortunato did not like that idea, so he insists on going. Once they get down in the basement, Montressor tells Fortunato that he should go back, that his cough was bad. Fortunato again insists on staying. I do think that reverse psychology does work, under certain circumstances. I think this because if you tell someone that they want, but decide that you don’t want them, then they want it more.
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