How Did Montresor Kill Fortunato

Montresor from the short story “ The Cask of Amontillado” was a wealthy and a vengeful person. Montresor killed the other character in the story Fortunato at the end of the story. Montresor claims the reason that he killed Fortunato is because Fortunato offended or insulted Montresor. Montresor stated this so the reader can justify his murder and think that Montresor had the right to kill Fortunato for what he has done. Montresor takes advantage of the fact that the reader is human just like and they we would “understand the nature of his soul.” Montresor murdered Fortunato by asking him about a cask of amontillado, luring him to his grave and then he would tie him up and create a brick wall around him so he couldn’t breathe. The readers don’t