The short story, “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe is about a psychotic man named Montresor who seeks revenge against a man who allegedly committed dereliction towards him. Poe utilizes verbal irony to establish the story’s events and to create a humorous yet subtle way to show the misfortunes of Fortunato which eventually leads up to his death. For example, “Enough, he said; the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 241). This conversation contributes to the story’s mood by adding a bit of humor since readers already know from the beginning of Montresor’s malicious intentions of murder. Fortunato is absolutely correct because the cough does not kill him however his death occurs later
