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expressing his hatred and how deeply he wants his friend, Fortunato, to receive the revenge he deserves. Montresor takes it in to his own hands to avenge himself and make Fortunato suffer in a strategic way. He knows that Fortunato has a love of wines and thoroughly enjoys many different types. Montresor devises a plan starting with meeting Fortunato at the local carnival. They are both dressed of for the occasion and Montresor tell Fortunato that he has acquired some Amontillado and insist he come

story “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor a very troubled man who plans to seek revenge on another man named Fortunato for humiliating him. He presents us with a brief understanding of his motive on why he must kill Fortunato. It is carnival and Montresor spots Fortunato and approaches him to discuss about amontillado. While discussing about the amontillado, Montresor has convinced Fortunato to go with him to his vaults located in the catacombs where he claims to have the amontillado. As they make

Montressor seeks revenge and where did the hatred for Fortunato originates from. Poe does a terrific job bringing the story to life and really helps the reader feel the grim, dark tone that he has set for the story. From the beginning we see that Fortunato has offended Montressor and that he must get revenge. Montressor meets Fortunato who appears to be intoxicated and tells him that he has found some very desirable “Amontillado”. Fortunato is immediately interested and their journey to the cellar

essay catch the reader’s attention. The story is about the narrator Montresor wanting revenge on Fortunato for insulting him and Montresor waits for the day of the carnival when Fortunato is drunk to get into his trap. He tricks him and tells him something about amontillado and Fortunato goes with Montresor. Montresor gets Fortunato more drunk by giving him more wine. They go to where he leaves Fortunato. He tells

“outdated” or older terms not frequently used today. Its questioned where the story took place exactly. Why? because “Amontillado” is a Spanish wine, Fortunato and Luchesi are Italian names, and Montresor is a name from Scotland. The setting is not to clearly mentioned in the story. The main focus how ever contains two main characters, Montresor and Fortunato. Poe had created Montresor, who carried on as the narrator and the main character and the once great friend who turned into the victim of a wary

Brandy Lachney Keenan English 1302 September 29, 2014 Montresor’s Success “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 108). This first line in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” introduces the reader to the very reason in which the story is being told. Montresor is determined to punish Fortunato and not get caught. He ensures this by coming up with a plan so fool-proof as to not fail and so well thought

best friend to get something that you want from them? Edgar Allen Poe does in his story “The Cask of Amontillado” as he uses Montresor to tell Fortunato’s journey to catacombs and how he “conceives and executes an ingenious plan... for revenging” Fortunato (Gruesser 129). In “The cask of Amontillado” Poe uses tone, plot devices, and the setting to present the theme of appearances masking reality. To begin, Poe uses one to show the irony of the events that lead to Fortunato’s fate. Bill Delaney points

to a group of listeners. Now in the story, describes him as a cold person, which never shares the least of his feelings toward Fortunato, but looks forward to get an opportunity for revenge. Montresor knows Fortunato to the perfection, and what is his greatest weakness, then exploits it to the maximum. He chooses the right time for this: the Carnival.

length explains the motivation of the narrator and introduces Fortunato. The middle of the story, begins when the night of the carnival is mentioned, the middle ends when the two reach the "Amontillado." Now the ending is everything on from when the two reach to where the wine is to the end of the story, where in the end Fortunato dies. 2. The main conflict of the story is Mr. Montressor (The narrator of the story) is out for revenge on Fortunato, a man who somehow insulted Mr. Montressor. Mr. Montressor

narrator, Montresor, seeks revenge against his friend Fortunato who he claims had cause him many injuries. The story takes place during carnival time and many are celebrating even Fortunato who was dressed as a clown and wore a colorful hat with bells. Fortunato had been drinking which made him even less aware of any sort of plot against him. Montresor lures him into his wine vaults and easily chains him to a wall deep inside a small crypt. Fortunato is too drunk to even comprehend what is happening