The Cask Of The Amontillado Literary Analysis

Elena V. Baraban, a professor at the University of Manitoba, who obtains a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature analyzes Montresor’s’ motives for murder and revenge in “The Cask of the Amontillado”. Baraban states that the reader is required to form their own opinions on Montresor’s’ motives for murdering Fortuna (48). She notes that many times throughout the story, Montresor demonstrates that he does not feel guilty, but still feels satisfaction fifty years after the murder (49). Edgar Allan Poe never states the specific insults that Fortuna said to Montresor, Baraban explains that he does this in order for the reader to speculate if Fortuna’s death was justified (50). Montresor describing his families’ coat of arms and motto, gives insight into