The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe (1846), is a tale about revenge. The narrator, Montresor, has vowed revenge against Fortunato for insulting him. “[…] but when he [Fortunato] ventured upon insult I vowed revenged” (Poe 1). As the story develops, it really seems as though Montresor was able to commit the perfect crime. He ends up getting away with his thorougly planned, premediated crime, and faces no repercussions. He knew exactly when, where, and who to kill.
To begin, this story is filled with irony, from start to finish. For starters, Fortunato, which translates to fortunate on Italian, is anything but fortunate. He gets lured into the catacombs to be killed by someone whom he though was a friend. When Montresor suggests going back to the carnival, Fortunato insists on continuing on their journey to the catacombs. He says to Montresor “The cough’s a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a …show more content…
In my opinion, Montresor did a great job at that .Fortunato is gullible, oblivious, and according to Montresor he has a weak point; “He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine” (Poe 1). As a matter of fact, during the time of the crime, Fortunato was intoxicated, and therefore not in the right state of mind. It is arguable that Fortunato, in fact, chose his own fate due to his irresponsible behavior. Fortunato wore motley that night. His foolish costume represents his foolish behavior and the fool he really is for walking into a death trap. He was easily manipulated and fooled by Montresor’s deceptive behavior the night he was killed. “I [Montresor] continued, as was my in to smile in his face and he did not perceive that my to smile now was at the thought of his immolation” (Poe 1). Fortunato’s trusting nature served as a major advantage to Montresor. He thinks that Montresor is happy to see him, when in fact he’s just happy to be able to kill
To begin, this story is filled with irony, from start to finish. For starters, Fortunato, which translates to fortunate on Italian, is anything but fortunate. He gets lured into the catacombs to be killed by someone whom he though was a friend. When Montresor suggests going back to the carnival, Fortunato insists on continuing on their journey to the catacombs. He says to Montresor “The cough’s a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a …show more content…
In my opinion, Montresor did a great job at that .Fortunato is gullible, oblivious, and according to Montresor he has a weak point; “He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine” (Poe 1). As a matter of fact, during the time of the crime, Fortunato was intoxicated, and therefore not in the right state of mind. It is arguable that Fortunato, in fact, chose his own fate due to his irresponsible behavior. Fortunato wore motley that night. His foolish costume represents his foolish behavior and the fool he really is for walking into a death trap. He was easily manipulated and fooled by Montresor’s deceptive behavior the night he was killed. “I [Montresor] continued, as was my in to smile in his face and he did not perceive that my to smile now was at the thought of his immolation” (Poe 1). Fortunato’s trusting nature served as a major advantage to Montresor. He thinks that Montresor is happy to see him, when in fact he’s just happy to be able to kill