“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe consisted of two characters that made the story very interesting. The main characters, Montresor and Fortunato, both played a major role in the story.
In the short story, the narrator, Montresor, lures his former friend, Fortunato, to an underground maze of tunnels and tombs. There he gets Fortunato drunk, locks him in chains, and walls him up before leaving him to die slowly. The story is being told 50 years later by Montresor, who says he's never been caught. Montresor is someone you would not want to mess with. He is a cold ruthless killer, that thinks killing is necessary. Montresor is a cunning, deceitful, and insane man. Montresor is a very deceitful man, who was able to seek revenge on Fortunato without him …show more content…
Because Montresor already knew Fortunato, he was able to lure him into the catacombs. For example Fortunato said, “I drink to the buried that repose around us” (62)
Fortunato is arrogant about his wine tasting abilities, which is what leads him into the snare that kills him.
Not only is Montresor deceitful, but he is also inventive, because he was able to come up with a unique plan to lure Fortunato into the catacombs without him knowing, makes his plan inventive. Fortunato has a deep love for wine, which Montresor uses against him. It seems that Fortunato truly has no idea what he has done because he is absolutely shocked when he realizes what is happening. This is shown when
Montresor points out Fortunato’s cough and Fortunato replies, “It’s nothing, let us go on. But first, another draft of the Medoc,” (63). Fortunato is almost memorized by the wine that he didn’t even realize that the wine was making him sick. The fact that Montresor was able to use Fortunato’s love
In the short story, the narrator, Montresor, lures his former friend, Fortunato, to an underground maze of tunnels and tombs. There he gets Fortunato drunk, locks him in chains, and walls him up before leaving him to die slowly. The story is being told 50 years later by Montresor, who says he's never been caught. Montresor is someone you would not want to mess with. He is a cold ruthless killer, that thinks killing is necessary. Montresor is a cunning, deceitful, and insane man. Montresor is a very deceitful man, who was able to seek revenge on Fortunato without him …show more content…
Because Montresor already knew Fortunato, he was able to lure him into the catacombs. For example Fortunato said, “I drink to the buried that repose around us” (62)
Fortunato is arrogant about his wine tasting abilities, which is what leads him into the snare that kills him.
Not only is Montresor deceitful, but he is also inventive, because he was able to come up with a unique plan to lure Fortunato into the catacombs without him knowing, makes his plan inventive. Fortunato has a deep love for wine, which Montresor uses against him. It seems that Fortunato truly has no idea what he has done because he is absolutely shocked when he realizes what is happening. This is shown when
Montresor points out Fortunato’s cough and Fortunato replies, “It’s nothing, let us go on. But first, another draft of the Medoc,” (63). Fortunato is almost memorized by the wine that he didn’t even realize that the wine was making him sick. The fact that Montresor was able to use Fortunato’s love