"The Cask of Amontillado" is a story of revenge‚ Montresor is an unreliable narrator; that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined. Fortunato has no idea of Montresor’s anger and this makes the story even more tragic. In the beginning of the story‚ Montresor says he must "punish with impunity." He states if the avenger is caught‚ or does not make the punishment known to he who committed the wrong‚ the wrong goes UN avenged. he sets the trap for Fortunato. But
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What kind of person is Montresor? List and explain at least three traits. Cruel and psychopathic‚ he enjoys killing. He confesses to his crimes throughout the story. What kind of person is Fortunato? List and explain at least three traits. Fortunato is a naive‚ greedy drunkard‚ he is shown throughout the story to be addicted to wine‚ keeps the Amontillado from Luchesi‚ and blindly trusts Montresor. Does Montresor specifically say what Fortunato did to insult him? What does this say about the
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essay No because he is insane. Montresor tricked Fortunato so he could also be trying to trick the reader. Also he is not reliable because he is a biased narrator and we did get to hear not Fortunato’s side of the story. Considering that he is the only source that we have‚ we must suppose he is being unreliable. To justify his actions through his words. Montresor was dedicated to his own point of view‚ which is cruel‚ vicious‚ shrewd‚ and bitter. Montresor doesn’t mind telling us about his
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story. It is about two friends Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor is an evil man while Fortunato is “rich‚ respected‚ admired‚ and beloved” (534). Montresor wants to kill Fortunato because Fortunato insulted him. To fully understand this story‚ one of the most important strategies is psychological so one can get inside the characters’ minds and know why Montresor is faking the whole friendship with Fortunato to take advantage of him and torture him to death. Montresor wants to seek revenge on Fortunato
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ a story of Montresor getting revenge on Fortunato when Fortunato insults him‚ Montresor leads Fortunato into his catacombs by Fortunato being drunk and by careful planning. During the act‚ Montresor reveals his true characteristics of being creative in his planning to lure Fortunato into his trap‚ cold-hearted throughout the whole story‚ and being very manipulative by using reverse-psychology. The main way he completes his revenge against Fortunato
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who murdered another man over fifty years ago because of an “insult.” During a carnival festival‚ the murderer led his companion to the catacombs where he buried the man alive. The charter of Montresor lures his victim‚ Fortunato with the promise of a fine sherry‚ amontillado. As Poe’s character of Montresor guides the wine connoisseur‚ Fortunato‚ Poe symbolically foreshadows the impending murder. Before even reading the story Poe foreshadows Fortunato’s fate with the title of the story. In the
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Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe we meet the vengeful Montresor who plots to murder his dear friend Fortunato. By telling Fortunato that he has received a cask of amontillado‚ Montresor lures Fortunato deep into his family catacombs where he burns and buries Fortunato alive. Not only is this story a classic tale of murder‚ but Poe has also included many symbols throughout the story to encourage the imagination of the reader. Montresor approaches Fortunato in the “supreme madness” (Poe 237) of
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of mind. Subtle indications are strewn throughout the story that suggest otherwise. Though Montresor intended to cleanse his honor of Fortunato’s insults‚ it may very well be that he only succeeded in creating‚ for himself‚ a guilty conscience‚ forever depriving himself of the sweetness of revenge. "The Cask of Amontillado" is told in the first person by Montresor. In the opinion of John Gruesser‚ Montresor who " lies on his deathbed‚ confessing his crime to an old friend‚ the You’ of the story’s
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In the story Montresor described us as cold and calculating person‚ not the least externalize their feelings toward Fortunato‚ but awaits his chance. Knows very well what is your biggest flaw and exploits it to the fullest. Choose the right time for this: the Carnival. Looking at the description of Monstresor‚ Fortunato described as easy prey. Tells us that he drunk enough and was wearing a clown. Its appearance is quite comical almost ridiculous. He knows that Fortunato will not resist to an
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to be total opposites‚ yet are connected through friendship. Montresor‚ who is the narrator and the person seeking revenge‚ says he meet “his friend‚” referring to Fortunato during the carnival season. The story does not give any details of how long the two men have been friends‚ yet through the details given in the story‚ the men seem to have known each other for a long time. The first sentence in the story proves this when Montresor says‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best
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