Who Is Fortunato A Good Target

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe is about a man going to great lengths to plot a murder. In the beginning of the story the main character, Montresor, is saying that Fortunato had insulted him and he feels the need to take revenge because of it. He then constructs a plan while the staff and Fortunato was out at the festival. Montresor then tricks Fortunato to go into the cellar and plays along as the friend until he buries Fortunato alive behind a brick wall. Fortunato makes himself an easy target because his doesn’t see what’s coming and the way he acts around Montresor he believes he hasn’t done anything wrong.

Fortunato is very ignorant and a bit of a pushover. He doesn’t see anything wrong with going down into a cellar with