Montresor's Personality
Montresor’s Personality
“‘You will be ill and I cannot be responsible”’ (1). In the Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato. He gets revenge on the night of a carnival when Fortunato is drunk. Montresor leads Fortunato into the catacombs by saying there is a good wine in there and Fortunato follows him because he is a wine connoisseur. Montresor leads him into the family crypt when he traps Fortunato. Fortunato dies from the mold whilst Montresor is building a wall to keep him hidden. Montresor finishes the wall and then leaves. Montresor accomplishes his goal because he is smart, sneaky and dramatic.
Montresor is very intelligent. When Montresor was leading Fortunato to the catacombs he was “putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a cloak closely about my person” (2). He did this to hide his identity so no one would …show more content…
At the beginning of the story he tells the reader “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had born as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (1). Montresor is being dramatic here because Fortunato most likely didn’t insult him a thousand times. Montresor is using a hyperbole. Fortunato doesn’t seem to know that Montresor is angry with him because he’s trusting him in the catacombs. Montresor tells the reader “ I must not only punish but punish with impunity” (1). He is dramatic here because he shouldn’t be the one punishing Fortunato.
In conclusion, Montresor is accomplishes his goal because he is smart, sneaky, and dramatic. Montresor is smart when he continuously asks Fortunato if he wants to go home whilst in the catacombs because he makes Fortunato think that he cares about him. Montresor is sneaky when he killed Fortunato and then hid him in his family vault because it is hard to find Fortunato’s body. Montresor is dramatic when he says that Fortunato insulted him a thousand times because Fortunato probably didn’t. Montresor’s personality is very
“‘You will be ill and I cannot be responsible”’ (1). In the Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato. He gets revenge on the night of a carnival when Fortunato is drunk. Montresor leads Fortunato into the catacombs by saying there is a good wine in there and Fortunato follows him because he is a wine connoisseur. Montresor leads him into the family crypt when he traps Fortunato. Fortunato dies from the mold whilst Montresor is building a wall to keep him hidden. Montresor finishes the wall and then leaves. Montresor accomplishes his goal because he is smart, sneaky and dramatic.
Montresor is very intelligent. When Montresor was leading Fortunato to the catacombs he was “putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a cloak closely about my person” (2). He did this to hide his identity so no one would …show more content…
At the beginning of the story he tells the reader “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had born as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (1). Montresor is being dramatic here because Fortunato most likely didn’t insult him a thousand times. Montresor is using a hyperbole. Fortunato doesn’t seem to know that Montresor is angry with him because he’s trusting him in the catacombs. Montresor tells the reader “ I must not only punish but punish with impunity” (1). He is dramatic here because he shouldn’t be the one punishing Fortunato.
In conclusion, Montresor is accomplishes his goal because he is smart, sneaky, and dramatic. Montresor is smart when he continuously asks Fortunato if he wants to go home whilst in the catacombs because he makes Fortunato think that he cares about him. Montresor is sneaky when he killed Fortunato and then hid him in his family vault because it is hard to find Fortunato’s body. Montresor is dramatic when he says that Fortunato insulted him a thousand times because Fortunato probably didn’t. Montresor’s personality is very