Analysis Of The Cask Of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado is a horror tale that has many gothic stories in it. They include the underground chambers, dark imagery and a lot of violent revenge to share Poe’s stories. Poe is known for using the world of the gothic literature to bring out terror and external worlds to the psychological environment. He can create a world in the mind of the reader using gothic tradition. This world conveys the terror needed using irony, puns, double entendre and foreshadowing among other features of literature. He also utilizes the gothic traditions, obsessions, premature burials and temperance movements to share his thoughts with the reader (Richards 2). These different elements work together to show the underlying twist in the story. Revenge is …show more content…
He says that Fortunato is a ‘man to be respected and even feared’ and goes ahead to say that he is capable of inflicting a thousand injuries and insults to others (Poe 5-6). He continues affirming him whereas Fortunato continues showing off and bragging about himself while embarrassing his friend. He tells Montressor that he is not a member of the Masons forgetting that his family is of aristocratic background and they have the coat of arms (Poe 7). The pride that Fortunato had, led to anger that fueled Montresor’s pain and plan for revenge against his friend. Also, Montresor appears to hold a grudge against Fortunato for the demise of his family. His family’s motto and coat of arms fuel his behavior and desire to avenge them for the change that occurred in their lives as they were once affluent but now they do not belong in Fortunato’s world and class. This anger and desire for revenge both personally and for his family lead him into becoming a powerful man that would plan against a man he feared before. To Montresor, Fortunato’s presence symbolizes the losses in his life including their estate, spiritual impotence and power (Sova …show more content…
From the first paragraph where Montresor laments to the last statement where he wishes that Fortunato would rest in peace. The different aspects of revenge have been revealed through the setting, irony, language and other aspects of gothic literature. Even the wine was part of the plan for revenge. Montresor planned his revenge before the carnival and his meeting with Fortunato was a prelude to the execution of his plan. However, he fails to complete his tasks fully as his victim dies without knowing why he was killed. His revenge backfired on him as he was not able to effect it for the family’s honor and