Argumentative Essay: The Cask of Amontillado Psychopath
"In a place filled with tears, they are looking for the man that had none." These are the words of John Katzenberg. ("Quotes") The narrator, Montresor, from The Cask of Amontillado is a man of no tears, otherwise known as a psychopath. While acting caring and friendly, the narrator is in fact cunning and eccentric, and lacks real emotion or guilt. He was prefect at planning every tiny detail of Fortunato's demise. He did this without any true emotion besides pure delight at the thought of his "friend's" long and painful death. Montresor knew how to manipulate everyone surrounding him to help work into his complex plan. Using his head and understanding of basic human desire and instinct, Montresor covered his tracks and committed his thought-out crime seamlessly. These tendencies and more are linked with psychopathy.
Weeks before Montresor kills Fortunato, he starts displaying traits of a friendly and caring relationship. They become "good friends", bonding over wine and other topics. This is an extreme example of both pathological lying and superficial charm. ("Psychopath") When Montresor becomes "good friends" with Fortunado, it gives him a false sense of …show more content…
("Psychopath) Montresor has planned the entire thing with absolute certainty, without a hint of remorse. At the end, when the brick wall encasing Fortunato's tomb is almost complete, he wakes up Fortunado with a flash of his torch. Fortunato is brought to the horrifying reality that he is being left to die. When he starts screaming and crying for help, Montresor acts impulsively by screaming back. (Poe, Edgar Allan) Fortunato's reaction to the torch flare is so startling, that he reacts with what is around him, which is screaming back. While showing a lack of remorse or guilt, he still panics at the loss of control and reacts
"In a place filled with tears, they are looking for the man that had none." These are the words of John Katzenberg. ("Quotes") The narrator, Montresor, from The Cask of Amontillado is a man of no tears, otherwise known as a psychopath. While acting caring and friendly, the narrator is in fact cunning and eccentric, and lacks real emotion or guilt. He was prefect at planning every tiny detail of Fortunato's demise. He did this without any true emotion besides pure delight at the thought of his "friend's" long and painful death. Montresor knew how to manipulate everyone surrounding him to help work into his complex plan. Using his head and understanding of basic human desire and instinct, Montresor covered his tracks and committed his thought-out crime seamlessly. These tendencies and more are linked with psychopathy.
Weeks before Montresor kills Fortunato, he starts displaying traits of a friendly and caring relationship. They become "good friends", bonding over wine and other topics. This is an extreme example of both pathological lying and superficial charm. ("Psychopath") When Montresor becomes "good friends" with Fortunado, it gives him a false sense of …show more content…
("Psychopath) Montresor has planned the entire thing with absolute certainty, without a hint of remorse. At the end, when the brick wall encasing Fortunato's tomb is almost complete, he wakes up Fortunado with a flash of his torch. Fortunato is brought to the horrifying reality that he is being left to die. When he starts screaming and crying for help, Montresor acts impulsively by screaming back. (Poe, Edgar Allan) Fortunato's reaction to the torch flare is so startling, that he reacts with what is around him, which is screaming back. While showing a lack of remorse or guilt, he still panics at the loss of control and reacts