They are both connoisseurs of wines. Montresor states that while Fortunato is a quack when it comes to paintings and gemmary, he does know his wine. Montresor then says that he himself also knows his wines and is a frequent purchaser of many vintages.
Both Fortunato and Montresor demonstrate skills in manipulation and deception, as seen in their interactions in "The Cask of Amontillado." Both characters also display keen intelligence and cunning in their respective roles within the story.
They are both very knowledgeable about wines.
Both are connoisseurs of wines.
Montresor believes that fortunato has repeatedly insulted him
Yes, Montresor's conflict with Fortunato is resolved when Montresor successfully executes his plan for revenge by walling Fortunato alive in the catacombs. After this act, Montresor feels satisfied that he has taken his revenge and resolved his conflict with Fortunato.
It is not mentioned in the short story specifically why Montresor was insulted by Fortunato except that it was verbal.
Yes, in "The Cask of Amontillado," Fortunato insulted Montresor by calling him a fool and questioning his knowledge of wine. This insult serves as motivation for Montresor's revenge against Fortunato.
The main characters in "The Cask of Amontillado" are Montresor, the narrator seeking revenge, and Fortunato, the victim lured into Montresor's trap. The story revolves around Montresor's elaborate plan to exact his revenge on Fortunato for an unspecified insult.
No, Montresor's conflict with Fortunato is not resolved. Montresor seeks revenge for an insult and ultimately kills Fortunato in a premeditated and calculated manner. This act only serves to perpetuate the conflict rather than resolve it.
because he insulted himAccording to Montresor in his opening line: THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.Fortunato was vain and one night he got drunk and apparently shamed Montresor's family name.
A trowel. Fortunato had asked Montresor to show him the secret sign of the brotherhood of Freemasons. Montresor pulls out a trowel to show Fortunato that he is a "mason." Fortunato laughs as if Montresor were joking, little knowing that the trowel is no joke, because Montresor intends to use it to kill Fortunato.
The external conflict is Montresor vs. Fortunato. Montresor is determined to kill Fortunato, and eventually, does.
Montresor does not appear to feel remorse for killing Fortunato. Instead, he is consumed by a desire for revenge and the satisfaction of enacting his plan for vengeance.
Montresor is the one who kills Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs under the guise of tasting a rare wine, then walls him up alive as revenge for an insult.
Montresor gives Fortunato a bottle of wine, specifically Amontillado, to help with his cough. However, this is a ploy to lure Fortunato into the catacombs where he plans to enact his revenge.