What Does Montresor Symbolize In The Cask Of Amontillado

  In "The Cask of Amontillado", Montresor is the narrator. He begins by describing very cryptically how he was wronged, "The thousands of injuries of Fortunato he has borne as he best could; but when he ventures upon insult, Montresor vows revenge" (Poe 528). As the story

In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor wants to get revenge on Fortunato. Fortunato made Montresor really angry because Fortunato would pride himself on his connoisseurship in wine and they only way to get back at Fortunato was to kill him. Montresor went to the carnival and found Fortunato intoxicated, Montresor told Fortunato about a pipe he had received that passes for Amontillado. When Fortunato and Montresor got down to the cask, Montresor locked Fortunato in chains and was burying him alive. After a few years went by Montresor started to feel awful for killing Fortunato and should of talked it out with him.

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.

In The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, the dark side of human nature is exemplified through the character of Montresor and his victim, Fortunato. Montresor is a manipulative and vengeful person. These characteristics lead to the death of Fortunato, a man who has wronged him. Through the acts, words, and the thoughts of the character, one is able to see him carry out his plan for revenge.

When looked at for the first time, Montresor in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado may seem disturbing. Montresor has plans to murder a man, Fortunato, for insulting him and plans on doing so by walling him up in the catacombs under his home. Montresor devises a clever plan that will leave Fortunato clueless as to his intensions. Upon a closer look, this character is admirable. Montresor carries out his plan successfully without being caught. He does this by using traits that are commendable at the very least. Montresor is Poe’s most admirable character because he is patient, extremely confident, and very calculated.

The third characteristic we see in Montresor is pride. He isn’t modest and boasts even after fifty years about his perfect crime. His pride is what leads him to seek revenge against Fortunato because he doesn’t want him to think he can go with impunity after insulting him. The murder may have not been just out of anger for the insult but more of because he didn’t want to be seen as weak. Montresor takes pride in his extensively planned out scheme and how he plans out all the details.

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.

Montresor’s apparent pride in his having gotten away with the murder of Fortunato and the subtle lies he implants into the story only adds to the cold-hearted man who is Montresor.

In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe a guy named Montresor is seeking revenge on Fortunato because he insulted him. In my opinion Montresor is taking this way to far when he says he wants to kill him just because he said something bad about him. When he says this I can easily see that the narrator is very violent and has a sick mind.

In the short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado,” the reader is introduced to a man of the name Montresor who is an unreliable narrator that manipulates the truth. It is through Montresor’s actions and behavior that the reader can deduce he is untrustworthy. Throughout the whole story Montresor told lie after lie to lure Fortunato to his vaults. When Montresor spotted Fortunato at the carnival he told him, “How remarkably well you are looking to-day. But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts” (165).”

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

Montresor's Characteristics Montresor is a flat and static character in The Cask of Amontillado. He may be the protagonist, but he never changes and we also know next to nothing about his life before the story. All we know about his past is “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could” (Poe). All he tells us about his past is how many times Fortunato has hurt him. This could also be very easily and exaggeration.

Characterization is a vital part in storytelling because in most stories, characters take front and center stage and are the driving factor for having any kind of goals. In The Cask of Amontillado, we’re led by our main character Montresor who has a plan of revenge for Fortunado, a man who caused him much trouble in the past. We’re led to believe that Fortunato is a bad man due to the plan that Montresor has set for him, but as the story progresses we question ourselves if Fortunato really deserves what awaits him. Poe has us question this throughout the story because Fortunato's past deeds are never explained in detail, so we never get a sense of how harsh his punishment should really be. The Cask of Amontillado has us question if Montresor

In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, the dark side of human nature is illustrated through the character of Montresor and his victim, Fortunato. Montresor is a manipulative and vengeful person whom is obsessed with the downfall of Fortunato. Through the acts, words, and the thoughts of Montresor, one is able to see him carry out his plan for revenge.

In the story, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato because he made fun of his family name. For years Montresor claims that Fortunato had, “hurt him”, so Montresor gets Fortunato drunk and tricks him into going to his house. When Fortunato arrives, they both go into Montresor’s basement and Montresor locks Fortunato up in addition to leaving him there to die. Montresor commits a crime by killing Fortunato in his own basement. Some people may argue that Montresor was a madman who only wanted to kill Fortunato because he made fun of Montresor’s family name; nevertheless, it is easy to see why one would believe that Montresor wasn’t a madman and that he had more motives rather than just that one reason to have killed Fortunato. What motivated Montresor to seek revenge on Fortunato was that he had made fun of Montresor’s Family name, had a drinking problem which causes him to lash out and say mean things to Montresor, and because Fortunato thought he knew more about fine wines than Montresor did. Theses motivations were also Fortunato’s weaknesses.