Throughout the story “The Cask of Amontillado” pride is shown by both characters. Montresor’s injured pride is the cause of Fortunato’s death. Therefore, pride is inevitably the theme. Fortunato’s final insult causes Montresor to seek revenge against Fortunato. Within the story this is depicted on page three in this quote; “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (3). This quote means that Montresor was insulted by Fortunato many times and dealt with it best he could, but Fortunato pushed him over the edge with one last insult and Montresor vowed revenge upon him. Montresor shows pride again at the end of the story when he taunts Fortunato. “I replied to the yells of him who clamored.
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Fortunato was struggling against his bonds and he was yelling while trying to exert a force to break the chains. Montresor wants to prove he is better than Fortunato, so he yells louder to show his dominance and by showing his dominance, Montresor increases his own pride. Fortunato shows pride as well in the story, close to the beginning. “‘As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi… Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry’” (4). This quote is showing you how Montresor plays Fortunato’s pride, Montresor has plotted to kill Fortunato and that requires Fortunato to be lured to the catacombs. Montresor knows that Fortunato is proud of his connoisseurship in wine and by telling Fortunato that he has another person just as good, Fortunato needs to prove that he is better, to Montresor. Toward the middle of the short story Montresor needs to keep Fortunato going so he taunts him by saying, “‘You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible. Besides, there is Luchesi-’”
Fortunato was struggling against his bonds and he was yelling while trying to exert a force to break the chains. Montresor wants to prove he is better than Fortunato, so he yells louder to show his dominance and by showing his dominance, Montresor increases his own pride. Fortunato shows pride as well in the story, close to the beginning. “‘As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi… Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry’” (4). This quote is showing you how Montresor plays Fortunato’s pride, Montresor has plotted to kill Fortunato and that requires Fortunato to be lured to the catacombs. Montresor knows that Fortunato is proud of his connoisseurship in wine and by telling Fortunato that he has another person just as good, Fortunato needs to prove that he is better, to Montresor. Toward the middle of the short story Montresor needs to keep Fortunato going so he taunts him by saying, “‘You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible. Besides, there is Luchesi-’”