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According to Montresor's opening comments he has suffered a thousand injuries at the hands of Fortunato but now Fortunato has also insulted him. However, it is not clear if these injuries and insults are real or imagined. He gives no details and later Fortunato greets him in a very friendly way, offers to leave the carnival to test the wine for Montressor and insists on continuing through the passageway in the cellar. Although Fortunato is partly driven by his own pride and vanity, these are hardly the actions of a person who has committed a thousand injuries and insults against Montressor.
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Montresor wants revenge in "The Cask of Amontillado" because he feels insulted and humiliated by Fortunato, who has repeatedly mocked and belittled him. Montresor's desire for revenge is driven by his wounded pride and desire to assert his dominance over Fortunato. He ultimately seeks to avenge the perceived slight by luring Fortunato into his family catacombs and entombing him alive.
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∙ 14y agoMontressor wants revenge because he believes Fortunato has inflicted both injury and insult upon him. In the story's opening sentence Montresor says this: "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."
The thousand injuries and insult are never described in the story, leaving the reader to ponder, weak and weary, whether such injuries and insults are real or imagined.
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∙ 14y agoAccording 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.
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Why does montresor the narrator want revenge?
Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato because he believes Fortunato has insulted him, but the exact nature of the insult is not made explicit in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado." Montresor's desire for revenge is driven by his pride and desire for retribution.
What do you think Fortunato might have done to make Montresor want such a diabolical revenge?
It is suggested in Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado" that Fortunato insulted or wronged Montresor in some way, although the specific details of the offense are not explicitly stated. This offense likely involved a significant betrayal or humiliation that fueled Montresor's desire for revenge.
What is the falling action and resolution of The Cask of Amontillado?
The falling action of "The Cask of Amontillado" occurs when Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall and begins to close up the niche. The resolution happens when Montresor finishes walling up Fortunato and confidently states that no one has disturbed the bones for half a century. This indicates that Montresor got away with his crime and Fortunato's fate is sealed.
What are some quotes from 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
Some quotes from "The Cask of Amontillado" include "In pace requiescat!" ("May he rest in peace!") and "For the love of God, Montresor!" from Fortunato. Montresor also declares, "A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser."
What does the narrator want to show fortunato?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," the narrator, Monstresor takes advantage of Fortunato's pride by claiming to have a cask of a rare wine that he needs him to test to assure its quality. He also tells him that he will ask his competitor to test the wine if he doesn't have time. Of course, Fortunato takes the bait.
How does the author want the reader to feel while reading The Cask of Amontillado?
indifferent
Why does fortunate want the other man to drink when montresor offers wime in the book the cask of amontilladi?
Fortunato wants the other man to drink because he believes he has a good palate for wine and wants to show off his expertise. Additionally, Fortunato may want to prove that he is not affected by Montresor's insult that a rival wine connoisseur could tell the difference between Amontillado and sherry.
Differences between Montresor and General Zaroff?
Montresor is a cunning and vengeful character in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," seeking revenge for a perceived insult, while General Zaroff in Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" is a sophisticated and ruthless hunter who lures shipwrecked sailors to his island to hunt them for sport. Montresor's motivation is personal revenge, while General Zaroff's is seeking a challenging target for his hunting skills.
Why did Montresor from 'The Cask of Amontillado' want to murder Fortunato?
No. To begin with it is likely that the thousand injuries and insults that Montresor says he has suffered from Fortunato were figments of his imagination. No details of them are given and Fortunato acts very friendly toward Montresor and has no fear of him even while deep down in the cellar. Fortunato does not act like a person who would have committed so many wrongs to Montresor. Even if Fortunato had insulted Montresor, insults are not reason to murder another person.
What does Fortunato think about Luchesi in the story The Cask of Amontillado?
Montresor said he would get Luchresi's help if Fortunato wouldn't go with him. Fortunato is a fool when it comes to wine when he states in paragraph 14 that "Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry." This is a clear indication that Fortunado is actually a drunkard and not a connoisseur of wine, for Amontillado is a Sherry wine. Luchresi is probably renowned in the wine business, so the threat of being outclassed motivates Fortunato to go with Montresor in arrogance.
Does Fortunato know that Montresor seeks revenge?
No, Fortunato does not know that Montresor seeks revenge. Montresor keeps his true intentions hidden from Fortunato, leading him to believe that they are participating in a friendly wine-tasting event in the catacombs.
Why does Montresor want to kill Fortunato and is there any hint that Montresor might be insane?
In the opening line, Montresor states that he has suffered a thousand injuries at the hand of Fortunato but now Fortunato has also insulted him and this is too much to take, so Montresor plots revenge. There is an indication that Montresor is insane because there is doubt that Fortunato has ever injured or insulted Montresor at all. Montresor does not describe a single incident of injury nor does he describe the insult that supposedly has pushed him over the edge. Why would Montresor suffer a thousand injuries but plot revenge after only an insult? Aren't injuries more serious than insults? Wouldn't sticks and stones break Montresor's bones but words can never hurt him? Why plan to murder someone after an insult but not after all those injuries? Later when they meet at the carnival, Fortunato is very friendly toward Montresor. He hardly acts toward Montresor like he has injured him a thousand times and has just recently insulted him. Wouldn't Fortunato have said something to Montresor about the insult or about all those injuries he has laid on him in the past? Darn right, he would have, but he doesn't. Fortunato acts like they are the best of friends. Not only does Fortunato act friendly, but then volunteers to leave the carnival to go with Montresor to his home to test the Amontillado. Sure, Fortunato's vanity in being a connoisseur is part of that willingness, but surely, he would not have been so cheerful in doing Montresor such a favor. Finally, Fortunato, this supposed enemy of Montreesor goes down into Montresor's cellar without the slightest bit of trepidation about being all alone in the dark cellar with someone he has supposedly injured and insulted. Fortunato's action completely belie the idea that he is an enemy of Montresor. The one conclusion the reader can draw from the contradiction between Montresor's words and Fortunato's actions is that the injuries and insults Montresor mentioned are all in his head and that he is quite insane.
