The Cask Of Amontillado Analysis

Montresor tells the story in detail of how he leads a man, Fortunato, to his death. Montresor repeatedly expresses the need to kill Fortunato because he has done something to insult him and he must pay for it with his life. Montresor tells readers early in the story that he is going to be lying to Fortunato’s face by acting one way, but thinking about killing him the whole time. He says "I continued, as was my wont, to smile in

This is the part that is shocking and morbid, even sadistic, to the average person. What strikes the reader the most is that Montressor, as he narrates his actions, still has the gall to call Fortunato his "friend," even as he builds the walls within which he is to trap Fortunato alive. The last time Montressor calls Fortunato his "friend" is the moment when he leads Fortunato straight to the "bait," which was the wine.

A type of dramatic irony in the story can be seen in Fortunato’s attire at the carnival. Fortunato was dressed as a jester, though it was actually Montresor who was laughed at and ridiculed. Professor Charles N. Nevi, of the department of English in Medford, Oregon, writes about the irony in Fortunato’s dress when he says, “Fotunato’s dress is ironic, for a jester is not just a man to be laughed at; he is a man who makes others laugh by being aware of the frailties of mankind and then ridiculing them, but Fortunato is aware of very little and who ridicules nothing. It is Montresor who came closer to the role of jester,” (Nevi par.8). Here Professor Nevi suggests that Montresor is the one who is actually ridiculed and should be a better fit in the jester dress. These examples demonstrate Fortunato’s ironic misfortunes that lead to his eventual death.

<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

The first person perspective allows the audience only to learn basic information about the antagonist, Fortunato, and results in a very skewed perspective on the conflict of man versus man. The conflict centers around the pride and honor of two men, and the lengths that one of the men will go to in order to defend his honor to the other. Fortunato is portrayed as a conceited and arrogant man whose weaknesses are enhanced by the fact that he has had too much to drink. The conflict between the two men is somewhat one-sided because it is probable that Fortunato was ignorant of the fact that a serious conflict existed between himself and Montresor until the very end of his life. What one man likely viewed as a friendly rivalry, the other took as a justification for murder. This story has an absence of the man versus self conflict which is generally found in a first person story because the narrator, Montresor, is completely certain of himself and never has an inner conflict doubting his actions.

One of the main rhetorical devices evident within the short story is the use of dramatic irony, which Poe uses to foreshadow the climax of the story, which is Fortunato's death. For example, one of the most obvious uses of irony in the story is the name of Fortunato himself, which translates to “the fortunate one”. However,

Vengeance and murder infects the minds of Montresor and Fortunato upon an exchange of insult in Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado”. This is the story of pure revenge after Forturano disrespects Montresor. The story follows the characters meeting up at a carnival and eventually the disguised Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs of his home by convincing him that he acquired something that could pass for Amontillado, a light Spanish sherry. Fortunato grows eager to taste this wine and to determine for Montresor whether or not it is truly Amontillado. He leads him back to the catacombs of his home and carries out his plot to bury him alive. Edgar Allan Poe writes from a mysterious first person perspective, uses colorful symbolism and situational irony to present the man's inner self, in turn revealing that revenge is fundamentally infeasible.

Throughout the story the narrator continues to show this side of him. The text states, “...but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” This textual evidence supports the claim by illustrating how he want Fortunato dead because of a little insult. Another example showing the insanity of the narrator is shown on page 4 which says, “We continued our route in search of the amontillado…

Edgar Allen Poe has wrote many great stories and he does a good job making them feel suspenseful. In class we have read two stories both of which this feeling is portrayed. The first is “Cask of Amontillado” and the second is “Masque of the Red Death.” The one I will be writing about is “Cask of Amontillado”, this is set during carnival which is a giant part where everyone is dressed up and just having the time of their lives. They are not necessarily at carnival but are underground in the catacombs where all the dead bodies were put.

The narrator takes full advantage of this vice when, upon running into an already drunk Fortunato at a celebration during carnival season, he makes an offer he knows Fortunato cannot resist. The narrator tells him that he has received “a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (392), and he asks Fortunato to come with him to verify the validity of the brandy. The narrator continues his parade of false concern for Fortunato when, before taking him to check the Amontillado, he expresses concern for a cough Fortunato has, and even offers to help him get it checked out (393). This display by the narrator causes Fortunato to not suspect what the narrator really has in store for him, and it serves as another examples of the narrator’s unreliable and deceitful

Fortunato must be drunk or have done something that would make him lose his mind in order for Montresor to misdirect and control him. Taking Fortunato to the wine vault is the start of perfect manipulation. The most important symbol that I feel if taken out would alter the story's meaning is wine. Wine plays the biggest role in the whole story, without it the story would have been a completely different one. Therefore, without the sherry wine, Amontillado, the story wouldn’t be even called "The Cask of Amontillado". Fortunato is vey well respected, admired, well known, and well educated person but he had only one flaw in the connoisseurship in wine. "In the matter of old wines he was sincere." He is an extreme lover of wine. In that evening, he was already intoxicated before he meets Montresor at the

After reading the novel, I would like to know how Fortunado insulted Montresor because it never says what he did to him just that he was insulted and wanted to get revenge on Fortunado. I found it interesting how he went about killing Fortunado. It was clever to do it during carnival season because that is when it is most busy and a lot of people are around,but are doing their own thing. He is smart use Amontillado, his compretior, but getting him to taste types of sherry. Fortunado tries to lure him in and then wants him to visits the vaults, where Montresors family died. It was very hard to picture Fortunado being taunted and picturing the wall coming up as he moans and is crying for help. I could never imagine that happening and how Montresor

This story is about Montresor wanting a revenge against Fortunato because Montresor wanted to hurt him. Also because of this reason Montresor actually doesn’t state why he wanted a revenge on Fortunato. Montresor had said, that Fortunato had insulted him, after injuring him a thousand times. In addition Fortunato hurt Montresor feelings. Montresor is a type of guy to get hurt by a small sensitive words. In the text it provided this information "the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." In the following Montresor wanted to get Fortunato drunk so that he can killed him because Fortunato insulted him by chaining him to a wall of bricks so that he can’t escape. The author of the story “The Cask of Amontillado” is able to create the feeling toward the character and analyze a topic on the main idea he had discussed from his story which create the

The Cask of Amontillado is told from the perspective of a man named Montresor. He is very angry at a wine connoisseur named Fortunato. Fortunato has apparently insulted him many times and Montresor has reached his wits end He wants revenge. Not just any revenge, he wants to kill. He runs into a jester clad Fortunato at a carnival and executes his calculated plan. He uses Fortunato’s love of wine to lure him to his death. Montresor tells him he just purchased a barrel of Amontillado and he is unsure of its authenticity. Amontillado is a type of sherry wine. Montresor tells him that he’s going to have his friend Luchesi taste it. Fortunato isn’t exactly a fan of Luchesi. Fortunato insist that he should be the one to taste the wine. Having more

Edgar Allen Poe is a very popular author because of how different his stories are. The Cask of Amontillado is his last and most well known story. Edgar writes about two people whose names are Fortunato and Montresor. The story basically revolves around Montresor leading Fortunato to his death all because he felt insulted. The story extends for quite a while until the reader realizes what Edgar is trying to say. Why is it that readers still continue to read his story? Edgar has a style of writing that keeps the reader engaged. Edgar uses the themes murder, revenge, and addiction in his story which was different during his time. His style of writing is a big reason to why people love reading his stories. He uses suspense, vivid imagery, and the overall theme of the story makes a person want to keep reading.