Un-Fortunato It’s ironic how the one only Fortunato turned out to have an unfortunate ending. In Edgar
Allen Poe’s the revenging short story of “The Cask of Amontillado” verbal irony is used to foreshadow Fortunato’s death. While Montressor and Fortunato are in the catacombs, Fortunato picks up a bad cough from the nitre encrusted on the walls. “You [Fortunato] are rich, respected, beloved; you are happy as once I was. You are a man to be missed.” Montressor gave him a small speech similar to a eulogy. This shows irony because the only reason you would miss someone is if they were gone but Fortunato isn’t gone (99). Montressor realizes the cough that Fortunato has is getting worse and insist they leave the catacombs. Fortunato explains
Allen Poe’s the revenging short story of “The Cask of Amontillado” verbal irony is used to foreshadow Fortunato’s death. While Montressor and Fortunato are in the catacombs, Fortunato picks up a bad cough from the nitre encrusted on the walls. “You [Fortunato] are rich, respected, beloved; you are happy as once I was. You are a man to be missed.” Montressor gave him a small speech similar to a eulogy. This shows irony because the only reason you would miss someone is if they were gone but Fortunato isn’t gone (99). Montressor realizes the cough that Fortunato has is getting worse and insist they leave the catacombs. Fortunato explains