The narrator (Montresor) is unreliable and quite possibly mad. His obsessive hatred for Fortunato is claimed to be from a succession of offenses accumulating and then topped off with an unforgivable and unspecified insult which quite possibly do not exist. He bait his victim by his pride and seals him up still alive in the walls of the catacombs of some unspecifed Italian city.
The persona of the narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado" is vengeful, cunning, and manipulative. He is driven by a desire for revenge against Fortunato and goes to great lengths to achieve his goal, using Fortunato's pride and drunkenness to lead him to his demise. The narrator is cold and calculating, showing no remorse for his actions.
Montresor is the one that wants to get revenge on Fortunato who he says did him wrong in many ways.
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In Edgar Allan Poe's story The Cask of Amontillado, the narrator is Montresor.
huh ?
The narrator of "The Cask of Amontillado" is Montresor. He tells the story of how he seeks revenge on Fortunato, ultimately leading to Fortunato's demise.
The protagonist and narrator of 'The Cask of Amontillado' is Montresor. He tells the story of his plan to exact revenge on Fortunato.
In "The Cask of Amontillado," the narrator persuades Fortunato to come with him by appealing to Fortunato's pride in his connoisseurship of wine. He entices Fortunato with the promise of tasting a rare and valuable cask of Amontillado, knowing that Fortunato's ego and desire to prove his expertise will make him eager to go with the narrator to the catacombs.
They have much in common both being unreliable and mad. But to the differences. In the Cask of the Amontillado the narrator is angry and bent on revenge. In the tell-tale heart the narrator is sincere and acts our of paranoia.
cause hes a happy chap?:)
The narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado" is Montresor. He tells the story of his revenge against Fortunato for an insult he endured. Throughout the story, Montresor manipulates Fortunato into following him to the catacombs where he ultimately traps and walls him up alive.
In "The Cask of Amontillado," amontillado refers to a type of fortified wine. In the story, the narrator uses the lure of a cask of rare, fine amontillado to lead his unsuspecting victim, Fortunato, to a remote location where he ultimately traps and buries him alive. The amontillado itself plays a key role in the plot as a means to exploit Fortunato's vanity and lure him to his demise.
The narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado" is intriguing due to his persuasive language and cunning manipulation of Fortunato. His calculated nature and the way he plans his revenge make him captivating despite his dark intentions.
The narrator's last name in "The Cask of Amontillado" is Montresor.
First person narrative with an unreliable (nay mad) narrator.