Fortunato

named “Cask of Amontillado.” The protagonist Montresor plots about killing his enemy Fortunato. He takes him to his families vault and builds a wall around him. Montresor lures Fortunato with wine to get the revenge he so well deserved. Montresor accomplishes his quest to kill Fortunato because of his brilliant mind, vengeful nature, and his guilt. Montresor was very organized and knew how to trick Fortunato. In this way he had a brilliant mind. Montresor was very knowingly prepared to what was

On the hand, Fortunato means fortune, luck, wealth and fate. Montresor does not believe Fortunato is that lucky every time. Thus, Montresor designs his plan carefully in order to eliminate as much error as he can. Fortunato is too drunk to realize what is going on when Montresor locks him to the wall with a chain. Suddenly, there was “ a succession of loud and shrill screams” that frightened Montresor but he pleased to join with the screams. This is because he realizes no one is in the house so

Fortunato was walking in the town and bumped into Montressor and he demanded an apology. Now Montressor was saying, “no you owe me an apology you imbecile.” And Fortunato tells him, “You are lower than pond scum, why would you get an apology from me. I am no where near your social status and you need to know your place.” He slapped him in the face and embarrassed him in front of the town. Montressor lie still on the ground ashamed and wanting to go away go up and ran. Fortunato walks away and disregards

Montressor and Fortunato in Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, “The Cask of Amontillado.” Anyone familiar with the often quoted first line, “Will you walk into my parlor, said the Spider to the Fly”, could easily hear “Will you walk into my catacombs,” said Montressor to Fortunato!” Howitt’s fable is a warning to any naïve individual who is being drawn into a dangerous situation by the use of flattery and florid speech. While Hewitt’s “Fly” is wise and not deceived, Poe’s “Fly” (Fortunato) is gullible

In the short story,”The Cask of Amontillado”, Fortunato is the clause for his own death. The story begins with Montresor vowing to get revenge on Fortunato without getting punished. This is because he supposedly insulted Montresor on multiple occasions. This is not clear because Montresor is a psychopath. Montresor says,”and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the manner.” Fortunato’s pride is boosted by this compliment and so he chooses to come to his house

.” Poe incorporates this line to foreshadow the revenge Montressor plans to take on Fortunato. He does not plant to let Fortunato get away with what Montresor believes is wrong doing. Montressor discusses throughout the story of how Fortunato has wronged him by speaking ill of him in some way, but it is never expressly revealed to the reader what it was that Fortunato actually said. Poe chooses to not reveal what the actual insult was to help convey an unsure feeling in the reader. Without knowledge

Amontillado” is characterization, which is largely employed through the naming of specific characters. Right away, I was able to identify Fortunato as an important character, as his name in Italian means “fortunate” or “blessed.” This is ironic as Fortunato is a victim in the story. Fortunato is introduced to the audience in the first sentence when the narrator states, “Fortunato had hurt me a thousand times and I had suffered quietly. But then I learned that he had laughed at my proud name” (pg.). This is

In Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor’s plot of revenge against Fortunato was well thought out and it could be considered a massive success. He chains Fortunato up and builds a wall to trap him, leaving him to die of starvation. In 50 years, no one has any inkling of what took place in those catacombs, except for Montresor. However, is Montresor’s plot of vengeance truly a success? It seems victorious, as though Montresor got his revenge and enjoyed it through and through until

with the narrator wanting to seek revenge on Fortunato. He was trying to get back at him for something he did, and inflict suffering. When he arrived at the carnival, he greeted Fortunato with a kind smile. The narrator was planning to lead Fortunato to his vaults, so he told him that he had a special kind of wine, which was called Amontillado. He was given wine and eventually became drunk. They reached the area where he would lock up Fortunato. Fortunato confused by what happened, realized that there

characters. one is fortunato who is a man who comes from new money and the second is Montresor, who comes from old money and inheritance. Do i believe that Fortunato was a victim of Montresor. Yes because he had no idea he insulted him. Montresor was going to regardless because of his family crest, and lastly he had the perfect room where he could get away with satisfaction and vengeance. Fortunato was destined to die a tragic death. It was in the beginning of the story that Fortunato had insulted Montresor