Examples Of Pride In The Cask Of Amontillado

Montresor uses his knowledge of Fortunato to lure him into his trap. He tells Fortunato that he bought a cask of Amontillado and that Luchesi, a man who Fortunato is not fond of, is going to taste test the wine for him. This hurts Fortunato’s pride, which is made obvious when he repetitively states that Luchesi cannot tell the difference between Amontillado and Sherry. Fortunato predictably insists on tasting the Amontillado rather than allowing Luchesi to do so in order to prove how useful and important he is. Montresor leads him into the catacombs where he claims the Amontillado is being stored. Montresor lures Fortunato further and further into the catacombs by using reverse psychology. Montresor insists that they must turn around or else Fortunato will become sick from the nitre on the walls, which causes Fortunato to obsess over tasting the wine himself. While walking

He will tell me...." said Montresor. ” Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry" said Fortunato. (Poe PG. 374). The quote shows that Fortunato is cocky, this is shown when Montresor is trying to tell Fortunato that he can have someone else taste test the wine instead of him and he gets hurt because he thinks that he is the best wine taster in the land.

Montresor teases Fortunato quite a few times while leading him deep into the catacombs. In the beginning of the story, Montresor tells Fortunato that he has purchased a wine called Amontillado but cannot be sure that it

<br>The way the narrator treats his enemy is one of the clearest examples for ironic elements. When the characters meet, Montresor realises that Fortunato is afflicted with a severe cold, nevertheless he makes a point of him looking "remarkably well". Montresor acts in the most natural and friendly way towards the man object of his revenge, and even praises his "friend's" knowledge in the subject of wines. Also upon their meeting, Montresor begins a psychological manipulation of Fortunato. He claims that he needs his knowledge to ascertain that the wine he has purchased is indeed Amontillado. Furthermore, he acknowledges that Fortunato is engaged in another business (i.e.: the celebration of carnival), so he would go to Luchresi, who, one is made to believe, is a competitor of Fortunato's. To these words, Fortunato is forced by his pride to accompany Montresor to the vaults (where the Amontillado is kept), dissipate his doubts and also to prove his higher status than Luchresi as a connoisseur of wine. In fact, during their way down under in the catacombs, the twisted mind of Montresor, dares to give Fortunato the chance to go back, due to the almost unbearable dampness and foulness rampant in the vaults and Fortunato's state of health. The narrator clearly knows about the stubborn nature of Fortunato, and is

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor is not the only character who displays an overwhelming and ultimately detrimental sense of pride. Fortunato is also a very prideful man who is willing to go to great lengths to maintain his honor and reputation. For him, it is his reputation as a fine wine expert that he must defend. Fortunato’s pride overrides his common sense and is the driving force of the deadly decisions he makes throughout the story. Montresor claims to possess a bottle of the expensive and highly regarded Amontillado wine. He tells Fortunato that he has called an expert, Luchresi, to inspect the wine. Fortunato forces Montresor to take him to the vaults because he is certain that “‘[Montresor has] been imposed upon. And as for Luchresi, he cannot

Many times, the word pride has a negative connotation attached to it. The reason being, is that too much pride skews the perception of reality. This concept is underlined in Edgar Allen Poe’s story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” through the character Fortunato. Montresor allows Fortunato opportunities to escape from his deceitful plan, but Fortunato’s pride gets in the way. Although the emphasis in “The Cask of Amontillado” seems to be focused around Montresor’s revengeful murder of Fortunato, a closer look at the tone, structure, and setting of the story, reveals that Fortunato’s pride and unhealthy lifestyle is what ultimately leads to his demise. Through this we begin to understand that too much pride in one’s life blinds him or her from reality.

Pride is an influential yet dangerous thing, and the steep cost of pride can be highly destructive. This is especially present in the stories “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe. In both of these stories, pride leads at least one character down a treacherous path, and they suffer the consequences. Pride causes them each to lose something valuable.

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe shows how the pride of a man can lead to his death. Montresor took pride in his family name and vowed to seek revenge. “When [Fortunato] ventured upon insult [Montresor] vowed revenge” (739). Montresor family motto, “Nemo me impune lacessit” (741), means no one dare attack me with impunity. Fortunato pride led

Montresor tricks Fortunato into coming to his house by telling him that bought a pipe of Amontillado. He wanted to get Fortunato in his house therefore he could get his revenge and get away with it. He used his expertise in fooling to get Fortunato to come over. “He prided himself on his connoisseur-ship in wine”.

However, while it was apparent that Fortunato loved wine and would fall into any trap that had anything to do with wine as the bait, it is his skepticism that the Amontillado wine could be found during that season. Therefore, when Montresor told Fortunato that he had bought what he was told to be Amontillado; Fortunato’s skepticism led him to exclaim, "Amontillado, A pipe? Impossible! And in the middle of the carnival! I have my doubts” (Poe, n.p.).

One of the first setting that the Montresor encounters Fortunato is at the carnival, it dark and Fortunato is in a state of intoxication. Montresor sees an opportunity and acts pleasantly has he approach him, Montresor usefully get Fortunato to join him at his palazzo to taste his latest purchase, the amontillado. Although, Montresor imply that Fortunato did not have to do the wine tasting due to the fact his already intoxicated, Fortunato refuses to let go of the idea and insist that he is suitable for the job then Luchresi” Luchresi cannot tell amontillado from sherry”. Montresor insist for the second time that Fortunato should stay and Luchresi can perform the task but Fortunato insisted that he was alright and that they should go to the

Montresor gives me the impression of a cunning guy camouflages under the shape of a gentleman. He is a scheming and patient man when hiding his hatred feelings in front of Fortunato. He even pretends to care about Fortunato’s health to strengthen his believe in friendship. At the end, Fortunato has no clue that Montresor wants to kill him. Montresor, finally, still wants to appear like a sane man despite commiting serious crime. The intelligence and carefulness are expressed through his perfect plan. Montresor takes avantage of knowing Fortunato quite well that he always considers himself as a connoisseur of wine but a “quack” in many ways and prepares a fake story to deceive him. Moreover, wine knowledge is the pride of Fortunato; therefore,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In 'The Cask of the Amontillado'; Edgar Allan Poe uses symbolism, imagery, and the atmosphere to help fully explore the sinful nature of pride and its serious consequences within the short story. The character of Fortunato is the main capsule for the explanation of the dangers of being prideful of ones self. By examining Poe's use of symbolism, images, and effective backdrops around Fortunato the reader may begin to understand the importance of the deadly sin of pride.

Imagine being chained to a wall in a crypt with no food, water, or a way out. The floor is as cold as the man’s heart that is carrying out the punishment. A frightening fate is realized as the man begins to build a wall between the outside world and the floor that is so cold. The wall is the only way to humanity and survival, but there is no way out of the chains that are so meticulously placed tightly around the wrists that they hold. The immense amount of yanking and pulling placed on the chains makes no difference. The chains never budge. Images start racing through the mind of the victim, wondering what went wrong. How did this happen? Then the light bulb pops on. The boasting and constant pride that has been shown has led to the demise of the victim. This victim is not the only one who has suffered the same cruel fate. This is essentially the tale of two characters in a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The pride that Fortunato and Montresor express in The Cask of Amontillado leads one of them to a same fate as the one described. Pride is a relative characteristic and can be exhibited in a number of different styles. Pride has a chance to be beautiful or ominous and deceiving in life and for these two characters, it was not a beautiful characteristic. For these two men, pride leads to the planning of a murder, the death of Fortunato, and a non guilty conscience.

While pride possesses the potential to be beneficial, it additionally demonstrates through much humility its ability to be detrimental. Pride can cause unfortunate consequences when the amount of pride a person has becomes excessive. In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story,“The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe provides an account of his fictional character Montresor who is a clever and vengeful man and seeks lethal retribution against his acquaintance Fortunato for causing him many injuries. On the other hand, author E. M. Forster relates the story of a fictional young boy, the protagonist of Forster’s novella “The Celestial Omnibus”, who attempts to share his newfound awareness of literature with Mr. Bons, someone the boy holds high in respect with regard to wisdom and knowledge. This awareness soon proves to be incomprehensible to Mr.Bons and precipitates his fall from Heaven. Inevitably, Mr. Bons’s and Fortunato’s pride leads to their downfall. “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Celestial Omnibus” by E. M. Forster both utilize characterization, irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing to convey the notion that excessive pride in knowledge causes fatal mistakes.