In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is packed with irony and an overall dark mood. The story displays a vengeful Montresor fooling an intoxicated Fortunato to his demise. The reader learns Fortunato has insult Montresor and he causes him to become overwhelmed with a need for revenge. Montresor acts as if he is not bothered and pretends to be friends with Fortunato until his obliteration. Irony extends throughout the story when the two men are speaking or when they get into a specific situation, which plays into the dismal tone.
When the story commences, the reader has knowledge of Montresor’s plan to kill Fortunato and makes the story suspenseful. In the first paragraph Montresor comments, “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser” (3). He is referring to what he plans to do with Fortunato and how he will not be satisfied until he has inflicted revenge. The knowledge of such a plan can lead one to wondering as to which part of the story he will get his revenge becomes suspenseful. …show more content…
Montresor is a connoisseur of wine and so is Fortunato. Therefore when Montresor brings him to see his wine Fortunato is led to believe nothing out of the ordinary he is occurring when he is being led to his death. The two cheers to Fortunato's health when Montresor is making him more ill. Poe writes,“‘I drink’ he said, ‘To the buried that repose around us.’ ‘And I to your long life’”(6). This statement adds to the irony of the situation. When Montresor and Fortunato go to the catacombs they're surrounded by the bones of Montresor’s diseased family. This is sickening because Fortunato will die surrounded by
When the story commences, the reader has knowledge of Montresor’s plan to kill Fortunato and makes the story suspenseful. In the first paragraph Montresor comments, “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser” (3). He is referring to what he plans to do with Fortunato and how he will not be satisfied until he has inflicted revenge. The knowledge of such a plan can lead one to wondering as to which part of the story he will get his revenge becomes suspenseful. …show more content…
Montresor is a connoisseur of wine and so is Fortunato. Therefore when Montresor brings him to see his wine Fortunato is led to believe nothing out of the ordinary he is occurring when he is being led to his death. The two cheers to Fortunato's health when Montresor is making him more ill. Poe writes,“‘I drink’ he said, ‘To the buried that repose around us.’ ‘And I to your long life’”(6). This statement adds to the irony of the situation. When Montresor and Fortunato go to the catacombs they're surrounded by the bones of Montresor’s diseased family. This is sickening because Fortunato will die surrounded by