Pros And Cons Of Killing Montresor

It was said in the text that montresor wanted to get his revenge on fortunato because of an insult that fortunato has made against him. Montresor then comes up with a plan to get his revenge on fortunato on the night of the carnival . montresor states in the beginning that he would punish fortunato but not only just punish him but punish fortunato with impunity. What montresor means is that he will free fortunato from from his crimes against him by burying him alive in his families

Montresor killed Fortunato because he supposedly hurt and insulted Montresor. Even if Fortunato did insult him, Montresor should not have killed him. Some people think he should not be punished, but Montresor planned the murder, their was no reason for him to kill Fortunato, and he is sane.

Montresor antagonizes Fortunado through the whole story with the allure of the Amontillado. There are at least three occasions that Montresor talks of finding Lushesi instead of Fortunado to try the wine to authenticate it. Montresor obviously knew that it irritated Fortunado when he spoke of having Luchesi come to authenticate the wine. This was almost like a slap in the face for Fortunado and made him want to come to the tombs even more. This move by Montressor shows how desperate he is to keep Fortunado interested in coming to the tombs. It shows how he has calculated his plan of revenge and is trying to execute his master plan.

To get the ball rolling,Montresor wants to seek revenge in a evil way; Montresor has his own little sneaky plans to this felony. One thing that startled fortunato is when Montresor was murdering him he thought of it as an joke. In the text it stated,”A very good joke indeed” (poe 74). This cite shows that montresor seems like he was having a good time assassinating Fortunato. Murders are not usually something most people enjoy or laugh about like a family having an enjoyable conversation at the dinner table. On the other hand , fortunato was scared to death. Another thing that made it even more scary is that montresor even let out an obnoxious laugh. Not a normal laugh, a menacing and wicked laugh. In the text it annotates ,”Ha! Ha! Ha!

In my opinion, Montresor is a very clever man. He not only seek revenge, but he also was able to get this man boozed up and murder him. Montresor continuously asked Fortunato if he wanted to have a glass of wine and his reply was always “yes.” He was an intelligent man and knew how to get Fortunato to say yes. “At the most remote end of the crypt there appeared another less spacious. Its walls had been lined with human remains, piled to the vault overhead, in the

Thus, being the descendent of a noble faimily, Montresor cannot let Fortunato insult him, as the motto of his family says: “Nemo me impune lacessit” (No one attacks me with impunity). Therefore, Montresorʼs reason to kill Fortunado is a matter of honor. However, I also believes that, apart from the honor issue, Montresor envies Fortunato because he is more powerful and rich than him.

He did this in two ways, the first is that he was able to convince Fortunato that he kept wine in the catacombs. Because Fortunato was knowledgeable about wine, he knew that the conditions in the catacombs would make sense for keeping wine. Secondly, Montresor was able to use Fortunato’s pride to his advantage by using flattery. When he was trying to make Fortunato follow him he commented that, “Some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own” (Poe 59). This statement has two purposes, the first being that it is a complement to Fortunato. This makes him feel important and make him want to taste the Amontillado. This means that he will come along with Montresor on his own free will which will make the murder easier for Montresor. Secondly, Fortunato feels threatened by Luchesi and will not want to lose his position as the best wine taster. He will not want anything to stop him from proving himself and his special talent. The use of viewpoint in all of these situations shows the mental process behind Montresor’s

Montresor said that he “must not only punish, but punish with impunity” (Montresor57). His plan is premeditated, he has everything planned down to the bone. From his staff being gone for the carnival, to the type of wine but also using reverse psychology to lure Fortunato down into the caverns. When they reach the caverns he has also already removed the old bones from the niche in the wall where he plans to keep fortunato for eternity. Montresor was so keen on destroying Fortunato he removed his ancestors from their resting place in the wall to keep Fortunato. Fortunato has no idea what is happening until it’s actually happening which is all a part of Montresor’s plan, to keep him intoxicated enough not to care about anything except for the

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor is guilty of the cold-blooded murder of Fortunato and should go to jail for his crime. Montresor speaks of the “thousand injuries” Fortunato caused him and, more recently, the “insult” that Montresor cannot forgive. Vowing to seek retribution, Montresor comments on the importance of ensuring his own innocence throughout the process of revenge. He goes out of his way to be friendly to Fortunato. Other evidence that supports the crime as being preconceived includes Montresor preying on Fortunato’s weakness, his love of wine and his conceited nature. He praises Fortunato on his knowledge of wine and taunts him with the full barrel that he just purchased asking him for his expert opinion. In preparation

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

Throughout the short story, Montresor appears to be murderous and mentally insane. As Montresor continues to tell his story, the reader learns that Montresor is not only a murder and insane, but he is a narcissist as well. Montresor displays the characteristics for this to be true. When Montresor decided to take revenge on Fortunato, he was persistent in doing it himself for his own satisfaction. As his plan began to go along perfectly, he was very pleased with himself. In addition, the cause for Montresor’s revenge plan was because of an insult. The death of Fortunato was not justifiable by his actions. It was merely a prize for Montresor

In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor hides the fact that Fortunato has caused him a thousand injuries.. Furthermore, Montresor said, “I vowed revenge.” That is exactly what he did. It's certain that Fortunato has no idea of Montresor's anger, because he is believing him more and more. With this in mind, he sets the trap for Fortunato’s death.

Conflict: For Montresor to revenge himself for Fortunato’s insult, he has to get away with it – if Fortunato can revenge him back,

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.

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