The Cask Of Amontillado Setting Analysis

From what kind of story he is telling the reader, to how he describes other characters, and from his actions, Montresor is an extremely unreliable source of information. Vengeance and pride both play a large role in “The Cask of Amontillado” and because of that Montresor loses credibility. Telling the story through the eyes of the one acting on revenge makes it so we are to believe he

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.

While confessing his crime, Montresor seems as not having any feeling of guilty due to the peaceful way that he started to narrate at the beginning of the story. But, as soon Montresor started to talk about his feelings of jealousy and hate towards Fortunato, the reader can change the way its reading the story and the point of view towards Montresor. The “Cask of Amontillado” gives an open clue in the beginning of the story of why Montresor killed Fortunato and the motive of madness that he got along the story while confessing his crime. Montresor didn’t start to narrate the story angry or tense but calmly, accepting what he did and how he planned. The “Cask of Amontillado” took place

In “The Cask of Amontillado” the main protagonist Montresor is an interesting character. He is much like a small child when the child gets victimized. The child will throw fits and do whatever he or she can to hurt or get revenge on the person inflicting wrong on them. Montresor does the same to Fortunato, for some kind of family affair, in which Montresor lost his social status. Montresor is no fool about killing Fortunato, and he takes his time to make sure that everything will go right. Montresor is clever in ways of getting away with Fortunato’s murder. However, the thought that baffles readers the most is that Montresor feels no remorse, sympathy, or regrets about killing Fortunato. All of these traits make Montresor the compelling

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

Edgar Allen Poe portrays Montresor as a connoisseur of revenge in “The Cask of Amontillado” by showing how he planned everything out perfectly and used Fortunato's Ego to his advantage. Montresor knew that Fortunato, being a connoisseur of fine wine, would be easily distracted for a pipe of amontillado, especially during carnival. That is why Montresor ensured that his house would be empty during carnival. He did this by saying, “ I had told them I should not return until morning, and had given the explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their disappearance, once and all, as soon as my back was turned.” He knew he could have his revenge and not have witnesses by telling his staff this.

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.

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor tells the story of how he got revenge on Fortunato. There are differing opinions on why Montresor is telling the story: is it a confession or is it so he can relive the perfect crime he committed? After close examination of the story, it becomes evident that Montresor is bragging about committing the perfect crime. The story is not a confession because Montresor boasts about his cleverness at luring Fortunato down to the catacombs and taunts Fortunato multiple times without remorse.

In “Cask Of Amontillado” Montresor seems to have Fortunato's best interests in mind until his true intentions are revealed through his thoughts, not his actions. This is showing how Montresor is careful in his revenge; Fortunato disrespected Montresor, being the wicked and revengeful person he is must make him pay for his mistake. Therefore, Montresor carefully planned out his attack, he had every detail carefully outlined in his head. He made no mistakes; while Fortunato unknowingly made the biggest mistake of his life. Montresor felt satisfied and happy with the horrible crime he committed. While he was burying Fortunato alive, he enjoyed the screams of his foe, relishing in the fact that he won. “...felt

It is often said that revenge is sweet, but that phrase does not hold to be extremely true throughout The Cask of Amontillado. There are various themes and lessons throughout the story, but there is one theme that seems to be shown more than others. The most prevalent theme is that jealousy can lead to vengeance, and ultimately lead to the downfall, or even death, of a person. This theme is clearly evident through the two main characters, Montresor and Fortunato. By looking closer at Montresor’s words and actions toward Fortunato, it is apparent that there is a superfluous amount of jealousy between them. This jealousy that is between them ends up playing a major part in Montresor ultimately killing Fortunato, someone who was thought to be one of his best friends. The author uses the characters and their actions to develop a solid plot line and prove the point that jealousy and revenge can destroy a person, both figuratively and literally.

I believe Montresor is guilty. In the text he says “ I must not only punish, but punish without being punished. Someone might have seen them at the fair before Montresor put his mask on and seen him walking out of the fairgrounds with Fortunato. Montresor is trying to intoxicate Fortunato so he wouldn’t find out what montresor’s

Exploiting his weak point, that he was a wine connoisseur, he lured him into the catacombs to seek his revenge. Montresor’s crime remained unnoticed and nearly 50 years later he states, “For half a century no mortal has disturbed them. [Fortunato’s bones] In pace requirscat [rest in peace]” (Poe 330). Accompanying these crimes are sense of false justice for Montresor. When Montresor has Fortunato in his family's catacomb he says “Nemo me impune lacessit” (Poe 327) his family's coat of arms, meaning that none is to offend his family and be exempt from punishment, according to the foot notes. While aparat of the normal dialogue, the statement still represents something deeper, Fortunato’s actions against the Montresors can not go unpunished and Montresor must seek justice; even if that it may not be true justice by taking the life of another. Nevertheless, it is the form of justice that he seeks, and his eyes, it is not just for him more for his family's sake. The author's use of a first person narration by Montresor gives the reader a look into his mind a shows the motive for his actions. As he proclaimed in the beginning of the story, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I boore as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe

In "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of what many would perceive as a mad man. The story tells of what seems to be a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been known. This notion sets the mood for true evil. The plot of the story is simple. Montresor takes revenge on his friend Fortunato by luring him into the wine cellar under the family estate. There he leads Fortunato into the depths of the catacombs where he buries him alive by walling him into a tomb in the wall. Was Montresor mad or was it premeditated murder?

He sent his staff away earlier in the evening, “There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time [festival] (179). Montresor used Fortunato’s weakness for a good wine to reel in his curiosity. Poe indicates Fortunato has been drinking, and when encountered he was dressed in motley (178). It is plausible to assume that Poe’s reference to Fortunato wearing motley is an indication to how foolishly he was being played by Montresor. He further implicates the gesture with a comment on how remarkable Fortunato looked at the carnival (178).

Fortunato begins to grow impatient with Montressor because he is being “stalled” from getting to assess and try the Amontillado. While this is occurring, he doesn’t realize that he has been brough to the end of the catacombs where he is then chained to the wall. While Montressor is walling up Fortunato, he begins to sober up very quickly. Realizing what is happening and starts to begin begging to be released and have mercy on him. Everything we are told and known as the outside reader is only from the point of view through the diabolical mind of Montressor. He is easily insulted, envious of Fortunato, and a little bizarre. His tendency for being offended branches from his own insecurities; an insecurity that could lead to him to create a story about skillfully masterminding the perfect murder/ revenge. Such as continually making him look like fool, his jealousy of Fortunato leads to him directing everything to make him look stupid. Such as the way he explains the way he