In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, pride is to feel superior to something and is the sin of Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor has been insulted by Fortunato, and his pride drives him to be after revenge. He strategically manipulate Fortunato’s pride and guide him to his death with the assurance of tasting a imaginary cask of Amontillado. The theme of the short story is pride and in every part of the characters and their acts, Edgar Allan Poe associates pride with the downfall of the characters
The weight of pride is obviously found in the character of Montresor. His pride in his family reputation is so powerful that “When [Fortunato] ventured upon insult, [Montresor] vowed revenge” (309). He cannot permit himself a chance to be overthrown because he would have all the earmarks of being …show more content…
Montresor is aware that Fortunato has “a weak point….He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine” (309). Without a doubt, Montresor sees Fortunato’s pride as a shortcoming, he sees Fortunato’s shortcoming as his own strength, and like the brilliant man he is, Montresor uses this as his advantages, discover an imaginary cask of Amontillado that he assures Fortunato will do whatever it takes to have a taste. To guarantee that, Montresor went out of his way to teases Fortunato’s pride by saying that he made plans with Luchesi taste it because “if anyone has a critical turn, it is he” (310). The pride of Fortunato can't let him acknowledge that anybody is preferable at wine sampling over he is, so he shames both Montresor and Luchesi by saying, “You have been imposed upon; and as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado” (311). So extraordinary is Fortunato's pride that he doesn't see the impact his insults have upon Montresor; he trust that he can say and do anything due to his superior abilities. Much to his dismay that his pride is driving him into his
The weight of pride is obviously found in the character of Montresor. His pride in his family reputation is so powerful that “When [Fortunato] ventured upon insult, [Montresor] vowed revenge” (309). He cannot permit himself a chance to be overthrown because he would have all the earmarks of being …show more content…
Montresor is aware that Fortunato has “a weak point….He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine” (309). Without a doubt, Montresor sees Fortunato’s pride as a shortcoming, he sees Fortunato’s shortcoming as his own strength, and like the brilliant man he is, Montresor uses this as his advantages, discover an imaginary cask of Amontillado that he assures Fortunato will do whatever it takes to have a taste. To guarantee that, Montresor went out of his way to teases Fortunato’s pride by saying that he made plans with Luchesi taste it because “if anyone has a critical turn, it is he” (310). The pride of Fortunato can't let him acknowledge that anybody is preferable at wine sampling over he is, so he shames both Montresor and Luchesi by saying, “You have been imposed upon; and as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado” (311). So extraordinary is Fortunato's pride that he doesn't see the impact his insults have upon Montresor; he trust that he can say and do anything due to his superior abilities. Much to his dismay that his pride is driving him into his