Simple claim: This short story is about a man named, Montresor, which claims had been insulted by his acquaintance, Fortunato, and he seeks for revenge. This passage is when Montresor encounters Fortunato during the carnival. Fortunato is very drunk and is dressed like carnival buffoon. Montresor uses this opportunity to fool Fortunato and starts his revenge.
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story of vengeance, madness, and murder. Montresor, who is the vile narrator, tells us his profound hate toward Fortunato. Montresor decides to tempt Fortunato with his fondness for wine, in order to take him to his house all the way down to the catacombs and kill him. In my first drawing, in the top part is drawn the dusk, which symbolizes that something bad is going to happen. The balloons and the ornaments reflect the carnival season. Fortunato is the drawing of the drunken jester man that is walking from the carnival. That shows that Fortunato is not totally conscious because he is boozy, he is in a happy mood. On the other side of the picture, there is Montresor also happy to see Fortunato, but desperate to fulfill his revenge he almost incapable of wringing Fortunato’s hand. The twisting of the hand demonstrates that Montresor knew that he got …show more content…
He is about to kill Fortunato and he is directed by his evil feelings. On top of his head the dusk is drawn meaning the dark horror is coming to Fortunato and is going to end his life. The ornaments under the dusk ironically represented Montresor’s vengeful celebration. Under Montresor’s feet there are casks of amontillado, which are Montresor’s tools to cheat Fortunato. The wine has Fortunato imprisoned, Montresor is on top of him because he controls him. Literally Fortunato is dressed as a jester because he is going to be fooled and ironically, his name is Fortunato, which means fortune but he is not lucky it
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story of vengeance, madness, and murder. Montresor, who is the vile narrator, tells us his profound hate toward Fortunato. Montresor decides to tempt Fortunato with his fondness for wine, in order to take him to his house all the way down to the catacombs and kill him. In my first drawing, in the top part is drawn the dusk, which symbolizes that something bad is going to happen. The balloons and the ornaments reflect the carnival season. Fortunato is the drawing of the drunken jester man that is walking from the carnival. That shows that Fortunato is not totally conscious because he is boozy, he is in a happy mood. On the other side of the picture, there is Montresor also happy to see Fortunato, but desperate to fulfill his revenge he almost incapable of wringing Fortunato’s hand. The twisting of the hand demonstrates that Montresor knew that he got …show more content…
He is about to kill Fortunato and he is directed by his evil feelings. On top of his head the dusk is drawn meaning the dark horror is coming to Fortunato and is going to end his life. The ornaments under the dusk ironically represented Montresor’s vengeful celebration. Under Montresor’s feet there are casks of amontillado, which are Montresor’s tools to cheat Fortunato. The wine has Fortunato imprisoned, Montresor is on top of him because he controls him. Literally Fortunato is dressed as a jester because he is going to be fooled and ironically, his name is Fortunato, which means fortune but he is not lucky it