Montresor has proven to be an unreliable narrator throughout the course of the story. For example, Poe states, “…neither by word or deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good-will.” (passage 1) This shows that Montresor is not a reliable narrator because he does not tell the complete truth about his supposed “good-will”. To show that he had a good character Montresor would have found another way to deal with the supposed insults he was receiving from Fortunato. However, instead, Montresor chose to deal with his rage by planning to trap Fortunato in the recess of the wall in the underground vault, potentially killing him.
