Monologue Of Amontillado

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“It’s Amontillado. It was my grandfather’s favorite wine. He loved it so much. You know that when he passed out, his last words was “Amontillado, Amontillado…”. Since we wanted to commemorate him; we always put some Amontillado in our family wine cellar.” explained by Nicolas.
“Cheers! For our friendship!” said Nicolas.
They drank and drank until they finished the whole bottle of Amontillado. After several times, they were both drunk. During the time when they were drinking, Nicolas talked about the history of his family. His family’s name is Montresor, and it used to be a very powerful family. Until his grandfather inherited it, his family started to go down hill.
“I am so sorry to hear that.” said Victoria.
“Let me show you something interesting.”

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