The Cask Of The Amontillado Irony Analysis

Friends think that insulting each other is funny, but the other friend might not he might take your jokes offensive and not as a joke. Being Fortunato you would never think that your friend Montresor who cares about his friend to taste wine at his vaults and then kill you. Certainly, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of the Amontillado” uses irony, because Montresor pretends to care about his friend Fortunato, Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato for making fun of him, and Montresor wants Fortunato to taste his wine Amontillado at his vaults. To begin, Edgar Allan Poe’s uses irony in “ The Cask of the Amontillado,” because Montresor pretends to care about his friend Fortunato. Montresor has been made fun of by Fortunato, but Montresor is quiet about it. Montresor hates Fortunato and he is planning to be his dearest friend and care about Fortunato to lower Fortunato into his plan without him knowing. “I shook his hand, as if he …show more content…
Crazy how Fortunato likes to drink and Montresor tricks Fortunato go to his vaults and drink wine. Weird how Fortunato would just go for Amontillado wine to Montresor’s vaults. Unfortunately , Fortunato doesn't know that there is no wine no Amontillado. ‘ Ho - Come. Let us go.’ ‘ Go where?’ ‘ To your vaults. To taste the wine.’(Poe 2) “ As he spoke Fortunato took my arm and I allowed him to hurry to my great stone palace”(Poe 2). As Montresor leads Fortunato deep into his great stone palace he is tricking Fortunato by drinking more and more wine at his vaults. Also, Fortunato went to his vaults and hurrys Montresor to his vaults just to taste wine even when he's sick and the vaults are cold and wet and it doesn't matter to him he still goes with Montresor. Edgar Allan Poe’s “ The Cask of the Amontillado” uses irony, because Montresor wants Fortunato to taste his wine Amontillado at his