In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe keeps a violent mood from the beginning to the end of the short story. From the first line of the story, the purpose is clear: revenge will be taken. A quote from the text states, “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity” (Poe, 1). Montresor, the main character, stated that he had tried to ignore his “friend” Fortunato’s insults, but eventually, it had become too much for Montresor to bear. On the night of Carnival, a night of festivities before Lent, Montresor seeks out Fortunato and tells him about the pipe of Amontillado he had supposedly acquired. Montresor then says he is going to see Luchesi to find out if the pipe is actually Amontillado. Instantly, Fortunato protests, stating, “Luchesi cannot
