Who Is Fortunato In The Cask Of Amontillado

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Fortunato Character Analysis
In The Cask of Amontillado Fortunato is shown as Stubborn, Alcoholic, and Strange. I perceive you have an engagement. Luchesi I have no engagement come. This quote shows that Fortunato is Stubborn because during this part he is pushing Montressor to lead him to the vault. During the story, Fortunato is also Alcoholic. He shows that he is alcoholic when this happens, I broke and reached him a flagon of De Grave. He emptied it in a breath. Fortunato shows that he is alcoholic during this scene because he drank a great deal of wine on the way down in the catacombs. Lastly, Fortunato is also Strange in the story.He is strange as he wears a motley to a carnival. It was about dusk one evening during the supreme madness

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