In "The Cask of Amontillado", Edgar Allen Poe suggest that revenge is not always the right way to handle things because it causes remorse and guilt because in the story Montresor gets his revenge but is guilty for killing his friend.
There are two main characters, Montresor and Fortunato.
His costume is ironic because it shows that he considers the night a joke (just like Carnival). So, when he is chained to the wall, naturally he assumes it is a harmless prank. Look beyond the costume- more irony is in the name, Fortunato. He is the least 'fortunate' character in the story.
The story called The Cask of Amontillado has a brief scene where Montresor meets Fortunato and tricks him into going to his home to taste a special wine purchased by Montresor. The true setting of the story is in the catacombs under Montresor's house. The carnival is simply one scene.
The events are happening during a carnival that's supposed to be fun and happy. Montresor tricks Fortunato into going to this catacomb cellar like place and that's where Fortunato is killed. But, before they get to the catacomb part of the basement its like some sort of wine cellar...I think.
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", Montresor refers to "nitre". Nitre is mineraled potassium nitrate that grows in damp places. As Monstresor leads Fortunato down to the wall vault where he will meet his fate, the walls are covered with nitre.
Montresor blames the sickness in his heart on the dampness of the catacombs, which is interesting because he just entombed Fortunato behind a brick wall leaving him to die. The murder of Fortunato does not bother him, but dampness does.
There are two possible points but it is not clear whether one or the other is correct. the first point is merely probable, but the second point is definite. The first point is after he was chained to the wall and Montresor had laid the first tier of bricks on the wall. At this point Fortunato begins vainly struggling to get out of his chains then yells to Montresor and Montresor yells back. The story does not describe what was being said, but it is a fair guess that Fortunato was yelling at Montresor to get him to stop making the wall and free him from his chains so he could get out. The reason there is doubt that Fortunato actually realized his life was in danger is that after this he speaks to Montresor as if the whole chain of events thus far is a joke that they will have a good laugh about later on. In fact, Fortunato is heard laughing at what is happening. When Montresor continues with his brickwork to the final tier Fortunato yells "For the love of God, Montresor." This is an obvious plea to get Montresor to stop doing what Fortunato now realizes is the creation of his tomb.
The first point of the story is only probable, but the second point is definite.
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Montresor is the last name. Montresor's FIRST name isn't mentioned in the story, as well as Fortunato's first name isn't mentioned either.
The thousand injuries of Fortunato, I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.
"The Cask of Amontillado" is full of situational irony in which the character expects one thing but another thing happens. The main character expects to find a cask of wine but ends up finding his casket.
Fortunato, a wine merchant in the Edgar Allan Poe short story, the â??Cask of Amontilladoâ??, is a fellow full of flaws. He is a self-absorbed bully and know-it-all and seems to lack judgment or any awareness of his friend Montresorâ??s feelings. Montresor uses Fortunatoâ??s weaknesses against him, exacting a grim and final revenge.
Montresor states that he must not only punish Fortunato, but punish with impunity. To do this he also says " A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong."
In other words, Montresor must exact his revenge without being caught by anyone but also in such a way that the person against whom the revenge is sought, understands full well that vengeance is being taken against him.
he solves the problem by killing him.
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."
They are similar in the sense that both are committed out of a motive of revenge. Emily commits hers because she is angry that her suitor, Homer Barron, is about to jilt her and leave town. Montresor commits his out of revenge for the injuries and insult he believes Fortunato has done to him.
It means that he wants to kill Fortunato without going to prison or having anyone find out what he did even years later. This is why he chose Carnival time because everyone knew Fortunato was a drunk and would assume that he fell into a body of water and drowned. His body would have then been swept out to sea and never be found. It was the perfect alibi since his servants would swear that they were in the house all night to keep from being fired. No one would suspect him because he was careful to act like Fortunato's friend while secretly hating him. He also wanted Fortunato to know for certain that he was going to die and not be able to do anything about it.
Caught at it or failed to have Fortunato know he is being punished. Early in the story Montresor states: " I must not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong."