Montresor Psychopath Analysis

Psychopathy is not a disease, it's a lifestyle. That was a way of life that Montresor lived. Montresor was a psychopath. Montresor was charming, yet mischievous, especially with his words. Montresor hurt, and even killed with no remorse. "My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so, not that fact that I was trapping Fortunato. I hastened to make an end of my labour. I forced the last stone into its position; I plastered it up. Against the new masonry I re-erected the old rampart of bones. For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them. In pace requiescat!" (Poe, E) Montresor trapped Fortunato behind a layer of bricks to die in his own pity. (Poe, E) Montresor was also sneaky. He used reverse psychology to …show more content…
He used his charm to manipulate people into doing anything! One main factor that psychopaths can have is that they are appealing and "friendly" to people ("Psychopathic") Montresor adulated Fortunato before killing him. (Poe, E) Fortunato thought that Montresor was just kidding when Montresor was chaining him up because Montresor said such kind and courteous words to Fortunato before hand; joke's on you Fortunato! (Poe, E) Montresor's actions were bewitching. He twisted and turned people's brains into thinking the wrong thing, even though they knew that they were right, not …show more content…
He used reverse psychology to trick his servants into leaving his castle so he could kill Fortunato. (Poe, E) Montresor was a genius, he always knew when to pull tricks out of his sleeves at just the right times. Most people can't say or do things right on the spot, psychopaths can. ("Psychopathic") Montresor was also sly, he lured Fortunato into his allurement, it was so simple for Montresor because he had many natural psychopathic tendencies. (Poe, E) Montresor was like a snake, he waited patiently for the most impeccable moment then he