In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montressor seeks to punish Fortunato for the error in his ways. Fortunato wronged Montressor dearly and he seeks to hurt him because of this. He is driven by the shear pleasure of revenge. He laughs and puts on a smile only thinking of the certain fate of his dear friend Fortunato. He eventually gets to act out this revenge splendidly locking the poor Fortunato away forever. This act of terror was foreshadowed beautifully by Poe. He foretold the way he would murder fortunato by putting a trowel in Montressors coat. You can tell that Montressor doesnt want any witnesses because he tells all servants to leave his house, foreshadowing the crime he was about to commit. Inside the catacombs there were dead bodies and
