0
What else can I help you with?
Does Montresor succeed?
Certainly. In fact, he already has. The story itself is a flashback to 50 years in the past when the actual event took place. At the end of the story, Montresor states that Fortunato has remained behind the wall undisturbed for half a century.
Does montresor feel any remorse for killing fortunato?
Montresor hates Fortunato because somewhere in the past, he insulted Montresor and his family, and the Montresor's family motto is that no one can hurt the family and get away with it.
What is the relationship between Fortunato and Montresor in the Cask of Amontillado?
The story begins with Montresor explaining that the man Fortunato has given him many insults and that Montresor must get his revenge for them. The family motto is Nemo Me Impune Lacessit, which essentially means Montresor's family will permit no man to impugn its honor. The crest of the family arms is that of a foot crushing a snake that has its fangs in the foot, meaning that someone my try to harm the family but the family will kill whoever tries. This is exactly what Montressor does to Fortunato.
Why does Montresor feel he has the right punish Fortunato?
Montresor feels that he's gotten well-deserved revenge. Fortunato wronged him in the past, and Montresor even tells him that his family motto is, basically, that no one gets away with wronging anyone in his family. So, he feels justified in that Fortunato deserves the damage done.
Why is Montresor seeking revenge against Fortunato in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
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.
Did Fortunato insult Montresor in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
The story does not say why Fortunato insulted Montresor. In fact, there is doubt that there ever were any insults at all. They might have simply been a product of Montresor's imagination
What is the critical stage in The Cask of Amontillado?
The critical stage is when Montresor brings Fortunato into the catacombs of his family, where Fortunato's death awaits according to Monstresor's plan as revenge for Fortunato's insults to him. Montresor ties Fortunato up in chains and lets him die of starvation and dehydration.
Does Fortunato know that Montresor seeks revenge?
Of course not, Fortunato was double blinded with alcohol and trust, I say trust because, Fortunato besides his pride for knowledge of a good wine, must have trusted Montresor to have agreed to follow him into his family catacomb. We all do this all the time, always following friends to places even when we cannot predict the next minute of our lives, this story is an eye opener to anybody that cares to read it.
What has Forunato done to Montresor in The Cask of Amontillado?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," Montresor lures Fortunato into his family's catacombs under the pretense of tasting a rare wine called Amontillado. Once they are deep inside, Montresor chains Fortunato to a wall and walls him in, leaving him to die. This act is revenge for some unspecified insult that Fortunato has committed against Montresor.
What are 3 hints that Montresor gives to Fortunato?
In 'The Cask of Amontillado,' Montresor provides numerous clues that had Fortunato been paying attention, might have seemed strange. First of all, he is continuously making references to Fortunato's health and the dangers of wet cold conditions. Obviously, this hints at the condition, Fortunato will soon find himself in. Next, when they discuss the Freemasons, Fortunato doubts Montresor is a member. He isn't even curious about why Montresor just happens to have a trowel on his person, which he reveals to prove his membership. When Montresor goes into a diatribe about his family coat of arms, Fortunato is either too drunk to pay heed.
What are the similarities that Montresor and Fortunato have in the story The Cask of Amontillado?
One thing that is similar about Montresor and Fortunato in The Cask of Amontillado is that they both are single minded about their pursuit of something. Montresor is in pursuit of killing Fortunato and Fortunato is in pursuit of the amontillado.
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.
