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How Does Montresor Kill Fortunato
What is Montresor trying to accomplish by killing Fortunato? In the short story, “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, this is a big question about the story. Montresor has set out to seek revenge on his foe, Fortunato, at a yearly carnival. He brings him back to his house to give Fortunato a taste of his best wine, which is down in the basement he tells him. Montresor had planned for this moment the entire day and even had all of his servants sent off to enjoy the carnival. All this sets him up for the kill. Montresor accomplishes getting Fortunato's attention away from what is happening because of this he is intelligent, unsympathetic, and vengeful. Montresor is very intelligent in the way he sets Fortunato up. He had all of
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