Edmundo Ortega. Mrs. Buentello. English Iii Ap. 28 February

Therefore, when Fortunato damages Montresor’s pride, he determines to seek revenge for his sense of reputation, so he doesn’t appear frail and inferior. Throughout the story, he has no sense of guilt, he can only think about killing Fortunato to redeem himself. Also, the wrongdoing of Fortunato was not addressed clearly and properly, which elicits doubt on the credibility of Montresor for the reader. Furthermore, Fortunato seems to be very carefree, which suggests that Fortunato is unaware of his wrongdoing and a biological mechanism such as insanity might be driving Montresor’s moral choices.

The story begins with Montresor’s monologue, explaining why he wants to take revenge on Fortunado, actually a friend of him. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge”. Although the writer doesn’t give the detail explanation of what, on earth, Fortunato did by the “thousand injuries”, we can still feel the anger of Montresor, burning in his mind. He wants to revenge, using his own way. “It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will. I continued as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile NOW was at the thought of his immolation.” He knew Fortunato’s characteristics well, including

Some people believe that Fortunato should have seen Montresor’s evil plan coming, and that he deserved this fate. At the very beginning of the story, Montresor “The thousand

In the story, Montresor says “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 286). This obviously shows the hatred Montresor holds, and the lengths he will go to get revenge. This also shows that Fortunato had done something to him, thus giving him a reason to hate Fortunato. Another part of the story showing Montresor this way is when he says, “I must not only punish him, but punish with impunity” (Poe

Montresor is guilty. Fortunato insulted Montresor and he not like that so he was going to avenge him.

Each of these factors shares the possibility of contributing to Montresor’s vengeful act against Fortunato.

    The short story begins with Montresor speaking to the audience about how Fortunato had done him wrong. Montresor says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 579). Montresor is seeking revenge for what he perceives as Fortunato’s misdoings.  The story unfolds at a

The rest of the story deals with Montresor's methods of Fortunato and producing/making happen his revenge upon the unfortunate Fortunato.

Whenever Montresor is around Fortunato, Montresor feels inferior toward him. Fortunato had the tendency to making himself look the best and letting others believe that they are nothing compared to him. Montresor is finished with feeling diminished and lessoned by Fortunato. Montresor desired, “Montresor wanted the gratification of seeing his victim realize that he was in control. In addition to witnessing the final result of his plot, he needed to be there to experience it's unfolding firsthand” (Meyer). Montresor transforms into a monster, which ironically corresponds to his name. He wants to feel powerful and in control. He does not think of the feelings of Fortunato’s wife; he only thinks for himself. Montresor removes any feelings of remorse or guilt to murder Fortunato. Killing people actually gave Montresor joy. During Fortunato’s walk to death, Montresor is satisfied with the outcome of how his plan is going. Ultimately, he is excited about Fortunato’s death. Montresor cannot wait to see Fortunato’s face and hear his screams when Fortunato figures out he is going to die. Montresor plans, “I would make him pay, yes; but I would act only with the greatest of care…and also the wrong would not be made right unless Fortunato knew that he was paying and knew who was forcing him to pay” (Poe 68). Montresor thinks the only way to feel authoritative is to abolish Fortunato for good. Montresor determines that Fortunato’s rude comments are enough for Fortunato to die. Montresor is a cruel and evil person who wants his victim to realize he is about to die. Montresor wished for a slow death for Fortunato; he wanted Fortunato to suffer. Montresor’s horrid desires portrays him as a ruthless

Knowing that Montresor is not justified for his horrific crime, the reader can begin to see through his deception; indeed, Montresor has been manipulating the reader as well as poor Fortunato, and with Montresor’s false pretenses of friendship and righteousness ripped away, we are able to see the true nature of his soul

An event that caused embarrassment and anger in Montressor caused him to plot and plan for his revenge of Fortunato. He states, “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity.” This illustrates the degree to which he was willing to go for his own personal satisfaction. The fact that he never let on to Fortunato that there were plans to get even allowed Montressor to lure his victim deep into the catacombs of the Montressor

Edgar Allan Poe's "A Cask of Amontillado, is a fictional story based on the psychopathic personality of the narrator Montresor. Angry over some unspecified insult Montresor relates the events which led him to murder his friend Fortunato fifty years ago. While one does not know precisely what “transgression” is to be “avenged,” one learns that Montresor intends to “punish with impunity,” as per his family motto, “nemo me impune lacessit.”

The topic of the reading is about Montresor being cold and vengeful towards Fortunato. A reader should be interested in this story due to it showing a side of the character that most authors won’t adventure into. Montresor speaks out about his disdain and hatred towards Fortunato. He is seeking revenge on Fortunato by luring him to his death within the catacombs. It’s clear by the evidence that Montresor doesn’t have any regret or a change of heart towards Fortunato during the story.

These are spoken through clenched teeth to me, like Montresor is reluctantly stroking Fortunato’s ego so he will be more inclined to join him. Almost as if he is upset that he has to recite these words that are true to most, but not to him. Fortunato’s happiness is a daily offense to Montresor, so he enacts this horrible plan to be rid of this pain he feels. Montresor is unable to even think of the consequences that are to follow if he goes through with his plan. That doesn’t

This is where revenge can take an individual too far. Revenge is very powerful and can make a person perform in a task that normally they would not partake in, but that is the kicker about revenge. Montresor was so enraged with Fortunato that he was willing to go as far as killing him. Fortunato was someone he considered his friend, but once Fortunato crossed the line, there was no stopping Montresor. He was going to do everything in his power to make sure that Fortunato paid for his wrong doing. Montresor was very sneaky in how he dealt with killing Fortunato. In the story, The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor says, “I gave Fortunato no cause to doubt me. I continued to smile in his face, and he did not understand that I was now smiling at the thought of what I planned for him, the thought of my revenge” (Poe, 2010, p. 68). Montresor gave Fortunato no reason to be suspicious of him. Every time Montresor and Fortunato met, Montresor acted like they were still good friends, but the reader is the only one aware of Montresor’s true motive. This goes to show that revenge can take over a person in an instant and drive them to do things that normally they would not even think of