Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado theme is revenge. There are hints in the story that lead to the conclusion that Fortunato had done Montresor. The first hint is a reference to Montresor’s in the past, saying that he was once loved like Fortunato. The second hint of what Montresor was going to do is he says the opposite of what he wants someone to do so they will do what he wants them to do. The third and final hint is that Montresor had a trowel and was saying that he was a member of the Masons.
Montresor wants to get revenge on Fortunato for doing him wrong but it doesn’t say what it is that fortunato did to him. He says to Fortunato: You are rich, respected, admired, beloved: you are happy, are I once was. You are a man to be missed. …show more content…
When Fortunato had referenced to the Masons, by doing a kind of secret handshake/dance move, Montresor revealed the trowel that he had in his cloak. He to Fortunato that he too was part of the Mason brotherhood. He said this to Fortunato to explain why he had the a trowel with him in his cloak. But, his plan with the Masonry trowel was a lot different than what that is intended for it. Montresor planned to lure Fortunato into the basement by telling him about a cask of Amontillado. Fortunato followed Montresor into the basement. When they reach the farthest end of the basement, Montresor tells Fortunato that the wine was in the closet-like small room at the end of the hall. Fortunato went in there and Montresor locked up Fortunato in chains around his wrists and ankles. After that, Montresor uncovered stones and , using the trowel, closed the small doorway into the room that Fortunato was locked up in. Minutes after Montresor finished closing the doorway, Fortunato screams stopped. Fortunato was dead.
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado theme is revenge. The first reason is that Montresor wants to get revenge on Fortunato for doing him wrong but it doesn’t say what it is that Fortunato did to him. The second reason is that Montresor kept saying the exact opposite of what he wanted Fortunato to do. The third and
Montresor wants to get revenge on Fortunato for doing him wrong but it doesn’t say what it is that fortunato did to him. He says to Fortunato: You are rich, respected, admired, beloved: you are happy, are I once was. You are a man to be missed. …show more content…
When Fortunato had referenced to the Masons, by doing a kind of secret handshake/dance move, Montresor revealed the trowel that he had in his cloak. He to Fortunato that he too was part of the Mason brotherhood. He said this to Fortunato to explain why he had the a trowel with him in his cloak. But, his plan with the Masonry trowel was a lot different than what that is intended for it. Montresor planned to lure Fortunato into the basement by telling him about a cask of Amontillado. Fortunato followed Montresor into the basement. When they reach the farthest end of the basement, Montresor tells Fortunato that the wine was in the closet-like small room at the end of the hall. Fortunato went in there and Montresor locked up Fortunato in chains around his wrists and ankles. After that, Montresor uncovered stones and , using the trowel, closed the small doorway into the room that Fortunato was locked up in. Minutes after Montresor finished closing the doorway, Fortunato screams stopped. Fortunato was dead.
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado theme is revenge. The first reason is that Montresor wants to get revenge on Fortunato for doing him wrong but it doesn’t say what it is that Fortunato did to him. The second reason is that Montresor kept saying the exact opposite of what he wanted Fortunato to do. The third and