The Cask of Amontillado is a story of a man named Montresor who decides to seek revenge against a use to befriend named Fortunato, who once insulted him in the past. He meets Fortunato at the carnival, where he is very drunk. Fortunato greets Montresor 'with great warmth.' Quickly, Montresor persuades Fortunato to come to his home to see the pipe of Amontillado that he has acquired. In the story, a pipe refers to a barrel. During the story, the servants of Montresor are away. When they arrive at Montresor house, they go into the catacombs. In the story, a catacomb refers to underground passages were the dead are mostly buried. While they were walking Fortunato continuously coughed, which led Montresor to state that he is concerned for the man's
