Montresor Persuasive Essay

Edgar Allen Poe's dark and gloomy mood lives on in his book "The Cask of Amontillado," which is the story of a revenge seeking companion. Fortunato offended Montresor bad enough to make him crave revenge. Montresor's persuasive and cunning way with words helps him lead Fortunato deep into the catacombs, where Montresor shackles Fortunato to the wall before sealing in him and his fate. If Montresor wasn't so thorough in his crime or his revenge as he calls it, then it wouldn't be possible that he was still innocent after fifty years. Being persuasive, cunning and thorough in life are extremely good characteristics because you can get things done quickly and efficiently, but Montresor uses these traits to trick Fortunato in the most cruel and heartless way.
Being that Montresor is trying to lure Fortunato into the catacombs to kill him, it would only make sense that Montresor persuade Fortunato that they are going in for a
Of course, this scheme could never work if it was only "half-baked," but Montresor is very thorough, since he took care of all the preparations. He told his attendants to stay at home while he left, but he knew that "these orders were sufficient…to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned." So in doing this he knew no one would be home to see them going into the catacombs together, but then seeing only him come out. He even made sure to hide a trowel in his cloak and under a pile of bones in the catacomb he "…uncovered a quantity of building stone and mortar," which he had placed there beforehand as not to waste any time. Also even a drunk would think it strange for someone to carry a load of mortar and bricks into a catacomb with them, but having all the materials there he started before the "spirited" Fortunato realized that he was being murdered in the most horrific