According to Montresor, the perfect crime would be to get revenge without getting caught. He says that the revenge will not matter if he gets caught.
Montresor seems to have a very extensive and specific plan on how to get Fortunato into the catacombs. He meets him at a Carnival party and tells him that he has bought some wine that he was told is Amontillado. He says that he is not sure if it is actually Amontillado, but he paid full price for it. He tells Fortunato that he can just have Luchesi taste the wine for him. This hurts Fortunato’s pride because he thinks that he the best at everything having to do with wine. Montresor insists that Fortunato stay at the party so he doesn’t become suspicious. Even after this, Fortunato leaves with Montresor. To make sure there would be no witnesses at his home, he tells his attendants to stay at his house, but he tells them that he won’t be back until morning. This makes sure that they will leave but not be suspicious. As Fortunato and Montresor descend into the catacombs, Montresor continues to give Fortunato wine to get and keep him drunk. He also insists that they can leave to make sure Fortunato is not suspicious. Eventually, Montresor locks up Fortunato and suffocates him behind a wall.
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This is ironic because while he will not die from a cough, he does not know that he is going to die eventually. This is verbal irony because he is speaking it. Another form of irony in the story is when Montresor tells Fortunato that his family motto is “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” This is ironic because this is exactly what Montresor is demonstrating at the time. It is verbal because Montresor is speaking it. A last instance of irony is Fortunato’s name. His name sounds like fortunate, but he is not very fortunate in the story. This is situational irony because you expect him to be lucky because of his name, but he is
Montresor seems to have a very extensive and specific plan on how to get Fortunato into the catacombs. He meets him at a Carnival party and tells him that he has bought some wine that he was told is Amontillado. He says that he is not sure if it is actually Amontillado, but he paid full price for it. He tells Fortunato that he can just have Luchesi taste the wine for him. This hurts Fortunato’s pride because he thinks that he the best at everything having to do with wine. Montresor insists that Fortunato stay at the party so he doesn’t become suspicious. Even after this, Fortunato leaves with Montresor. To make sure there would be no witnesses at his home, he tells his attendants to stay at his house, but he tells them that he won’t be back until morning. This makes sure that they will leave but not be suspicious. As Fortunato and Montresor descend into the catacombs, Montresor continues to give Fortunato wine to get and keep him drunk. He also insists that they can leave to make sure Fortunato is not suspicious. Eventually, Montresor locks up Fortunato and suffocates him behind a wall.
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This is ironic because while he will not die from a cough, he does not know that he is going to die eventually. This is verbal irony because he is speaking it. Another form of irony in the story is when Montresor tells Fortunato that his family motto is “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” This is ironic because this is exactly what Montresor is demonstrating at the time. It is verbal because Montresor is speaking it. A last instance of irony is Fortunato’s name. His name sounds like fortunate, but he is not very fortunate in the story. This is situational irony because you expect him to be lucky because of his name, but he is