Christian Vandamme Mrs. Holden-Nims Lit/Comp 1 23 October 2017
Theme Analysis
In the cask of amontillado the theme is revenge. Montresor, the main character vows revenge upon Fortunato in the beginning of the story. The story consists of Montresor planning and executing his master plan to take his revenge onto Fortunato. Montresor faces challenges along the way in the story. Montresor thinks about how much he's been hurt by Fortunato and how that will quickly change.
Revenge is the theme of the story. Montresor vows revenge on Fortunato because of all the wounds he has inflicted onto him over his lifetime, so he then vows revenge onto him. Montresor talks about how Fortunato had treated him badly in the past and why he so badly wants revenge. Montresor devises a revenge plan that will get rid of Fortunato. Montresor goes off to the festival where Fortunato is at, and they start to talk
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Montresor uses Fortunato’s likings against him by saying that he has amontillado, a very good wine. Fortunato doesn't believe him at all but gets very curious. They both walk over to Montresor’s dwelling to see the amontillado. Montresor tells Fortunato that the amontillado is deep into his cellars and that that's where they will need to go.
Montresor sees that Fortunato is already drunk and weak by now, so he uses that against him. Fortunato starts coughing violently to the point where he was about to die from the coughing. Montresor gives him more wine and says that he wine will act as medicine, but
Montresor was just trying to get him even more drunk. Montresor uses reverse psychology on Fortunato by telling him that they should go back because of Fortunato’s allergies, but that made Fortunato even more intent on seeing the amontillado. Once they get to the amontillado, Montresor traps Fortunato into a room, shackles him up, and buries him alive intending to kill him, which he did. Montresor then feels a cold feeling in
The story initially starts off telling us the situation where Fortunato had wounded Montresor a “thousand” times. One day, Fortunato goes too far and insults Montresor ultimately resulting in Montresor vowing revenge. Montresor has to craft a perfect plan, for if Fortunato is able to revenge him in return then Montresor’s efforts will have been in vain.
Montresor is trying to lure Fortunato to his vaults by telling him that Luchresi can just come and taste the Amontillado because he knows best. He knows Fortunato will freak out by this statement, and then show Montresor that he is wrong in saying that. Indeed, this leads Fortunato down into the catacombs, just so he can prove Montresor wrong. That 's when Montresor will take his final step in his plan to end Fortunato. This event leads to the most suspenseful part in the short story. The reader doesn’t know what Montresor’s next step is going to be in his plan, along with what stupid move is Fortunato going to take to leading himself closer to his 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
Montresor’s actions lend to his vengeful and manipulative nature. He lures Fortunato into the catacombs of his home to carry out his plans to kill Fortunato. In the first step of his plan, he boosts Fortunato’s ego by saying that Luchesi was almost as worthy a judge of wine as he. Then Montresor tricks Fortunato into believing that there is an
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
First, the theme of revenge is shown exceptionally clear by the very first line of the story, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato, I had borne the best I could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (Poe 236). This line clearly shows that Montresor takes significant pride in not only himself but his family as well. Due to this great pride, he refuses for his family name to be belittled in any way, shape, or form. As mentioned by Elena Baraban, “Montresor elaborates a sophisticated philosophy of revenge.” (Baraban 164). This
In the beginning of the story Montresor shows that he is planning revenge on Fortunato and that is the only thing on Montresor mind. “ I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.”(1) This supports the theme because Montresor holds in a grudge and takes it
Fortunato. The story begins with Montressor’s vow of revenge. This is proven in the first sentence when Montressor says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” Montressor is a manipulative and vengeful person. These characteristics lead to the death of Fortunato. Through the words, acts, and thoughts of Montressor, one is able to see him carry out his plan for revenge.
To lure Fortunato to his death and fulfill his thirst for vengeance, Montresor mentions he’s found a barrel of a rare wine called Amontillado. Punishment is the only thing that Montresor has in store for Fortunato instead of the wine
Later on the story Montresor is offended by Fortunato when the fortuned one tells him that he
Then again it was a huge party where normally when someone doesn't really drink it was a tradition to have a few drinks because it was a huge party to get into the season of lent. Because of this, which Montresor knows, he tricks Fortunato by saying “I have received a pipe of what passes for amontillado, and I have my doubts.” And for Fortunato, he knows every wine and amontillado is supposedly the best wine. Fortunato follows montresor into the catacombs where he “stores” the wine. While they were in the catacombs Montresor keeps him drunk with another wine until they get to the “where the amontillado is.”
Montresor realizes that Fortunato was the reason Montresor started drinking and why he lost all his wealth. His plan now is to seek revenge on Fortunato once he finds him again. Which kills Fortunato.
He is surprised to find the real Amontillado, but his astonishment does not last long. He is really frightened by Montresor’s behavior. First, he regains his consciousness completely and gives “a low moaning cry”. When he finds out that Montresor intends to kill me, he is terrified and bursts out “a succession of loud and shrill screams”. Fortunato is so terrified, helpless and desperate that he has a mental breakdown and becomes insane.
narrator Montresor uses revenge as a motive to trick and murder and old friend, Fortunato, in the