Examples Of Revenge In The Cask Of Amontillado

Another indirect factor that could contribute to Montresor’s vengeful act, and thus the story’s theme of revenge, is his state of mind. Some critics have analyzed the opening line of this short story and have determined that it could contribute to an insane state of mind. When the opening line states, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge,” it does not describe what the insult is. The fact that Montresor does not give a specific description of the insult leads many critics to believe that Montresor has acted irrationally in murdering Fortunato and that he is insane. Another example of Montresor’s insanity is found when he replies to Fortunato’s screams (Baraban). In the story, Montresor states, “I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. I re-echoed, I aided, I surpassed them in volume and in strength” (Poe 1616). Critics view this statement as contributing to Montresor’s unstable state of mind, and thus contributing to his act of revenge (Baraban).

He was known by many to be strong and feared, but this does not mean he was invincible, as even any super hero or villain has their weaknesses. Fortunato’s weakness was his likeness to drink, as he had been much of an alcoholic, and was proud of his knowledge of fine wines. Montresor knew this weakness however, and would use this to manipulate Fortunato, in his wicked plot. Montresor had a plentiful wine vault and knew he could use wine to help him get his revenge as he says in “The Cask of Amontillado, “I bought the best I could find. And wine, I thought, wine would give me my revenge! (Poe).” His family had a long history, and a palace which they had lived for hundreds of years, which underneath contained this vault. Montresor would tell Fortunato about a new full cask of wine, called Amontillado.” He would go on to inform him that he was going to get someone to taste test it for him, to make sure it really is amontillado. However, Fortunato then claims his knowledge of wine is better, and that it should be himself tasting the wine. This falls perfectly into Montresor’s plans, as he uses Fortunato’s alcoholism and love of wine to manipulate him into place to set up his revenge. Ultimately, however, this manipulation will turn into betrayal as Montresor finishes out his evil doings to get back at

Furthermore, Montresor is very prepared or tactical. He plans to get Fortunato drunk; it works. In the falling action of “The Cask of Amontillado”, Fortunato’s drunken state wears off, but comes to see that it isn’t in his favor. “I had scarcely

However, Montresor has a characteristic that, not shown prominently, but given through little hints until the end. That secret characteristic is guilt, guilt for wanting to kill Fortunato. Some of those hints show at the carnival, down in Montresor’s catacombs, and even as Montresor is building in the wall to keep Fortunato in to die. At the carnival, Montresor calls Fortunato his ‘friend’. “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend.” (Poe). In addition, Montresor is talking about Fortunato, with the term friend being used. Another is, “I was so pleased to see [Fortunato]...” (Poe). In this part of the story, Montresor even says himself that he was happy to see his friend, Fortunato. He shows signs of actually liking Fortunato, but for strongly believing in his family motto and arms of revenge, he feels the need to get revenge on Fortunato for what he did to Montresor. Montresor greets Fortunato kindly and with warmth, “[m]y dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day!” (Poe). Montresor

Fortunato,” ‘I should like your opinion. But if you are too busy, I will get Luchesi’s advice. If anyone is a good judge, he is’”(Poe 68). The citation shows Montresor's deceitfulness since he is trying to guilt Fortunato to come with him. By saying he would like Fortunato's advice, it’s guilting Fortunato to come into the catacombs; only a brilliant and deceitful man could come up with this proposal. I can deduce that without Montresor's deviance, he would’ve never been able to trick Fortunato into the catacombs and to his death. Montresor's deceitfulness also fooled Fortunato to help him in carrying out his own death. Montresor tricks Fortunato into drinking for his cough, intoxicating him more and more with each sip. “I do not wish to alarm you-but you should take care of yourself. A drink of this Medoc will defend you from the damp”( Poe 69). This cite reveals how Montresor is tricking Fortunato into killing himself practically, and helping Montresor succeed. I can summarize that Montresor planned from the beginning to fool Fortunato into helping him by

It's certain that Fortunato has no idea of Montresor's anger, and this makes the story even more tragic and frightening as the story goes on. The seemingly happy jangling of the bells on the top of Fortunato's cap become more and more sad the deeper the two venture into the catacombs. ” Edgar Allan Poe uses irony to develop his theme of a man who seeks salvation through repression. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, Montresor is out for revenge. Montresor's only concern appears to be exacting revenge with impunity.

The third characteristic we see in Montresor is pride. He isn’t modest and boasts even after fifty years about his perfect crime. His pride is what leads him to seek revenge against Fortunato because he doesn’t want him to think he can go with impunity after insulting him. The murder may have not been just out of anger for the insult but more of because he didn’t want to be seen as weak. Montresor takes pride in his extensively planned out scheme and how he plans out all the details.

Next, Fortunato is to egotistical for him to see the signs of Montressor’s anger toward him. This includes Fortunato not wanting to go home when being asked by Montressor. Fortunato is too arrogant and drunk to see the anger in the face of Montressor; this ultimately costs him his life.

Fortunato is drunk when we first meet him in the carnival, and as the story progresses, he continues to drink. The further down they travel through the crypts, the further down he sinks into the bottle, making him an easier target for Montresor. Once they reach the inner depths of the catacombs Montresor is able to easily overpower Fortunato because the alcohol makes him “much too astounded to resist”(Poe 195)

“He had a weak point --this Fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared” (Poe). When he talks through the story, it can be inferred that he thinks he is above Montresor ."Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing. Amontillado! You have been imposed upon. And as for Luchresi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado". He immediately places himself before anybody else, disregarding Montresor's plea for him not to go and continue to further jeopardize his health. Though, this must have been quite predictable of Fortunato because he falls into Montresor’s plan perfectly. While the reason for Montresor’s actions was not explicitly stated, the reader can infer that Fortunato’s rude remarks and arrogant statements could have been a contributing factor to his

“He had a weak point – this Fortunato – although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared,” (Poe 289). You will enjoy reading “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe. In Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor had a problem with Fortunato because he had insulted him. So Montresor decided to get revenge on him and in doing so Montresor would kill Fortunato. So when they met up Montresor was “going to Luchesi to talk to him about the amontillado” but Fortunato insisted that Montresor took him to the catacombs to have some amontillado since he was an alcoholic which was actually part of Montresor’s plan.

As they walk into Montresor’s damp vaults to get the wine, it is apparent that the narrator sent all his servants to the carnival to guarantee that only he and Fortunato were at the vaults at the time. After Fortunato is heavily intoxicated with wine, Montresor ceases his moment and chains him up to a stone wall, and finally buries him alive. From the moment the two get

Edgar Allan Poe portrays conflict by creating tension between Montresor and Fortunato. In the story, tension is merely only seen through the eyes of Montressor because of the animosity that he has against Fortunato for the cursing of his family's name which was one of an old and honored one. Montresor states his revenge by saying “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed my revenge.” Montresor is stating that he had been able to bear insults, but once his family's name was insulted, he was driven to seek revenge from this humility. Montresor's evil intentions to murder Fortunato come solely from Fortantos insulting demeanor. The conflict that is shared between Fortunato and Montresor is the main factor which creates the theme of revenge in this story.

In The Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allen Poe displays the theme of revenge. In the story, Montressor narrates the story and feels he has been wronged by Fortunado and vows for vengeance against him. Montressor attempts to justify his future crime to the reader. “A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” (Poe 101) Fortunado is unaware of the wrong he caused Montressor by insulting him. Montressor feels that this is reason enough for his retribution. “The thousand injuries of Fortunado I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed for revenge.” (Poe 101) The thought of revenge is

Montresor wanted to inflict harm on Fortunato for the embarrassment he felt. The narrator of the story believes that Fortunato has insulted him many times. Poe states, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (Poe, 238). This reveals that because of these insults, Montresor plans to execute his plan for revenge. Moreover, Montresor’s build up hatred towards Fortunato forced him to take this step. The text states, “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.” (Poe, 238). Poe uses this quote to clarify that Montresor takes this matter pretty seriously. This seriousness causes him to not forgive Fortunato. Instead of letting his anger go, he nourished it, so his wrath grew. The significant clash in the story is in between Montresor and Fortunato.