We readers never find out if he actually had a cask of Amontillado. Montresor (and Edgar Allan Poe of course) is the only one who knows for certain whether he did have it. In the story, not even Fortunato finds out, which is unfortunate considering he paid with his life for the privilege of tasting this wine and then never even found out if it was there to begin with. Knowing Poe with his penchant for having a little fun, if there had really been a cask of Amontillado, Montresor might have given it to Fortunato to savor as he spent his last few days alive chained behind the brick wall.
Montresor is wearing a mask of black silk in "The Cask of Amontillado."
Montresor uses the cask, or wine, as bait to lure Forunato into the catacombs. Once they are both in there, Montresor is able to murder Fortunato; in the end, there really was no cask.
In Edgar Allan Poe's story The Cask of Amontillado, the narrator is Montresor.
The unfortunate Fortunato dies.
False. Montresor's vault in "The Cask of Amontillado" is not lined with human remains, but rather the remains of generations of Montresor's family.
Montresor does not show loyalty in 'The Cask of Amontillado'. Instead, he deceives and betrays Fortunato by leading him to his death. Montresor's actions are driven by revenge and a desire for retribution, not loyalty.
The protagonist and narrator of 'The Cask of Amontillado' is Montresor. He tells the story of his plan to exact revenge on Fortunato.
The cast of The Cask of Amontillado - 2008 includes: Kevin Gouldthorpe as Montresor
Montresor and Fortunato
Montresor has a conflict with Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado." Montresor seeks revenge against Fortunato for some unspecified insult, leading him to lure Fortunato into the catacombs with the promise of sampling a cask of rare Amontillado wine.
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.
Montresor and Fortunato