How Does Montresor Tell The Story In The Cask Of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado is the story of and envious man by the name of Montresor who has devised a plan to kill one of his long term friends Fortunato. Montresor devised this plan in the beginning of the story after Fortunato had pulled one joke to many while at a party surrounded by many of their close friends. Montresor while at the party remained calm however while still laughing and cheering with Fortunato he started to develop his plot to get his revenge on Fortunato. In the story Montresor while plotting his crime says, “I had to keep my true feelings to myself for not only must I punish but punish with impunity” (Poe). While Montresor plans the murder of Fortunato, Fortunato is simply enjoying life and his wealth. During carnival Montresor sees a drunk Fortunato and ceases his opportunity. A drunk Fortunato walks over to Montresor and gives him a friendly greeting. Montresor sees this as an opportunity to take Fortunato away from the festivities by using both his weakness for wine and his pride against him. Montresor does this by tricking Fortunato into thinking that he had recently brought a cask of Amontillado and he needed Luchesi to distinguish if it was actually Amontillado. Fortunato, who feels that he is the best wine tester in all of Italy quickly replies, “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry” (Poe) . Montresor knowing the pride and arrogance of Fortunato then says, “"And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own." (Poe) . That

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor is both mentally stable and unstable through his thoughts, his emotions, and his actions.

<br>The Cask of Amontillado is a horror short story, which revolves around the themes of revenge and pride. The plot involves two men: Montresor, the narrator, who is an Italian aristocrat seeking revenge against the second main character: Fortunato, a proud man that boasts about his conoisseurship of wines and who finally walks to his own death.

From the very beginning of the story, one can obviously see that Montresor thinks that he has been wronged by Fortunato. His plan for vengeance is easily seen through his actions and his thoughts. "He had a weak

"The Cask of Amontillado" is a story about revenge, but the reader is never truly told exactly what Fortunato did to warrant such vengeance. In fact, throughout the story, the reader gradually realizes that Montresor is an unreliable narrator, and that Fortunato is a friend of Montresor who is unaware that Montresor is plotting to kill him. He is a connoisseur of wine who is enticed by Montresor to sample some rare Amontillado and lured into his trap down into the catacombs. While Luchesi is another wine connoisseur and an acquaintance of Montresor and Fortunato; Montresor urges Fortunato to sample his wine by threatening to allow Luchesi to try it first if Fortunato does not comply. that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined or exaggerated.

To begin with, “The Cask of Amontillado” is a story of revenge in which Montresor, the protagonist, retaliates to the “1000 injuries of Fortunato” (Poe 1) that he had bore; by meticulously planning the murder of his foe. Montresor seeks to avenge the insults made to his ancestral family name by Fortunato.

The second and the main part of this revenge journey starts by walking to the catacombs where Fortunato thinks where the wine is, but, in fact, it is the place where Montresor kills him. They start walking down on their way to the catacombs and here it shows how cold blooded Montresor is; he is already pointing out this kind of mold on the walls of the catacombs that may cause lung problem. In fact, Fortunato already has a kind of cough, but this does not make him want to go back. Montresor savors his revenge; he enjoys the journey to Fortunato’s inevitable death which is so sinister, cruel, and cold. On the other hand, his voice is so calm, and he acts normal as an educated man. There are a couple of details to notice here: Montroser’s code of arms and his family motto. The code of arms is a symbol for the family and the old royal families had these kinds of symbols. Montresor explains this image of a serpent biting a heel. That means if anyone bites someone in the family, he will be crushed as the heel is crushing the serpent. In fact, that image is an exact reflection of what happens here as Montresor gets revenge for insult. The written motto on

The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is filled with mood, theme, and irony. Throughout the storyline, Montresor and Fortunato set the mood, show irony, and create a theme. It’s a heavily built plot based on revenge. The theme of "The Cask of Amontillado" is a powerful message of revenge.

Montresor has always resented Fortunato for his actions towards him and suffered over fifty years from guilt and torment. As said by the narrator “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had

There are many different types of people in the world but when it comes down to revenge there are two kinds of people, those who seek it and those who don’t. In the short stories wrong were done to both Montresor and Mrs.Jones but the major difference between the two is the revenge. Montresor planned out his revenge for Fortunato and Mrs.Jones simply helped Roger. Mrs.Jones may have helped Roger instead of turning him in because she once was a child who mistakenly did the same things, “I was young once and I wanted things I could not get.”

“The Cask of Amontillado” is told in first person by Montresor. In the opinion of John Gruesser, Montresor who “lies on his deathbed confessing his crime to an old friend, the You’ of the story’s first paragraph” (129) is showing his guilt fifty years after the murder. Montresor is telling this sin to someone out of regret not revel. Gruesser further assumes that Montressor may in fact be speaking to a priest to relive his sense of right and wrong of the fear of a terrible future he experienced each day since he murdered Fortunato (130).

"The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story about a young man, Montresor, who had his family's name insulted. Thus seeking revenge by tricking a man into the catacombs, where Montresor leaves him to die. In this short story, Edgar Allen Poe uses the point of view of Montresor and the conflict between him and Fortunato in order to convey the central idea that in the light of revenge people's greatest evils can be revealed.

Montresor is a conceited individual who is the narrator of “The Cask of Amontillado.” He has a boasting attitude revolving around his proud life and the family name that holds honored heritage to him, as well as a strong urge for revenge against a man named Fortunato. Although it is not revealed what the insult Montresor received from Fortunato, it is apparent that he is unsympathetic towards him and is immanent on his demise; makes me believe that Montresor is a paranoid individual and believed Fortunato was out to get him, since Fortunato believed them to be the best of friends. It is my opinion that Montresor is a manipulative sociopath.

The Cask of Amontillado follows the plot of the main character, Montresor, as he takes revenge

Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato because he made him look like a fool. In the story, Montresor is plotting his plan for revenge against