Fortunato

reading is about Montresor being cold and vengeful towards Fortunato. A reader should be interested in this story due to it showing a side of the character that most authors won’t adventure into. Montresor speaks out about his disdain and hatred towards Fortunato. He is seeking revenge on Fortunato by luring him to his death within the catacombs. It’s clear by the evidence that Montresor doesn’t have any regret or a change of heart towards Fortunato during the story. First, I will explain,

his friend Fortunato. Fortunato plays a lot of pranks on Montresor and he reaches his breaking point. He does not think that he should have to let Fortunato play his pranks and Montresor feels like Fortunato is insulting to him, so he plots his revenge. He waits until a night that Fortunato will be drunk and takes him to his wine cellar to bury him alive, in the walls, behind bricks. “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne

took his revenge on Fortunato, his friend. Montresor is upset about a long-term insult between his family and Fortunato’s because Montresor says: "Thousand injuries that he has suffered at the hands of Fortunato”. He plots to murder his friend during carnival, an event that is usually represented by joy. Montresor chooses the exact moment when the man is drunk and not in his correct mind. Montresor tricks Fortunato into the catacombs to try a wine and eventually seals Fortunato within the catacombs

likelihood that his victim Fortunato is going to be tipsy. Fortunato’s attire is another symbol. He “is dressed as a fool, a symbolic representation of what he is” (Lorcher 1). The title “The Cask of Amontillado” symbolizes two things. First, the cask is a container for liquids which has the same root word as casket and symbolizes the death that is about to come for Fortunato (Lorcher 1). The second is the Amontillado which turns out to be Fortunato’s downfall. “Fortunato

“The Cask of Amontillado,” Fortunato plays the role of the antagonist, the man contending Montresor. In the short story, “The Lottery,” the lottery itself opposes the protagonist, Tessie. These two forces that dispute against the protagonists have different and similar qualities, and the stronger of the two antagonists is The Lottery. The two antagonist of their respective stories have many differences between their appearances. The main difference between Fortunato and The Lottery are their characteristic

speak of what happened. Fortunato, a not so fortunate man who worked at a carnival and would throw his life away by drinking which was his weakness. He relied on other to take care of him using others to do his bidding and picking up after him. Montresor would go to the carnival because it was a place where people felt freedom and happiness. Montresor met Fortunato

for revenge! This is what happens to Fortunato in Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe. In this story, a man by the name of Montresor gets insulted by another man named Fortunato. Montresor is offended by this, especially since Fortunato made no effort to fix things. So, Montresor gets Fortunato drunk, and buries him alive in his catacombs. Fortunato makes himself an easy target because he’s a drunk, he’s not smart, and he is unlucky. In this story, Fortunato makes himself an easy target for the

example of Montresor’s calculated insanity is when he presents Fortunato with the tool of his demise. While going through the catacombs, Fortunato’s “eyes flashed with a fierce light. He laughed and threw the bottle [of De Grave] upwards with a gesticulation that [Montresor] did not understand” (229). When Fortunato recognizes Montresor’s confusion, he mocks Montresor’s status, stating Montresor is “not of the brotherhood” (229). Fortunato is referring to the Freemasons, a very old and prestigious group

seeking revenge on another man. Montresor is seeking revenge on Fortunato, and Fortunato is making it very easy. Fortunato makes himself an easy target because he is gullible, too prideful, and he has too much respect for Montresor. Fortunato is a much respected person but does not always make the wisest choices when it comes to talking to other people. When Montresor describes what kind of a man fortunate is he says, “…- this Fortunato- although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even

Fortunato’s characteristics Fortunato presents himself an easy target because of stupidity, cruelty, and pride. He believes everyone adores him however not everyone likes him and he is therefore senseless to not realize since his pride gets in the way. Fortunato occurs very mean towards Montresor in the story and Montresor makes Fortunato appear consequently stupid because he falls for his trap. Fortunato in the story is very crude but why is he mean? Maybe he is trying to impress everyone since