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What is the most likely reason Poe has montresor reapeat the line I have my doubts to fortunato?
Poe has Montresor repeat the line "I have my doubts" to Fortunato to create tension and foreshadow the impending betrayal. It also highlights Montresor's cunning and manipulative nature as he lures Fortunato deeper into his trap. By emphasizing this line, Poe builds suspense and hints at the underlying deceit in their relationship.
Did Fortunato deserve his fate in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
No. First of all the "thousand injuries" and then the insult, which Montresor claims he has suffered from Fortunato probably never even happened, because Montresor gives no details of them and Fortunato is very friendly toward Montresor throughout the story. Even if Fortunato had insulted Montresor, that would be be no reason justifying Fortunato's murder.
What was the injuries against Montresor?
In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado," the injuries inflicted by Montresor on Fortunato were primarily psychological and emotional. Montresor lured Fortunato into the catacombs under the pretense of tasting wine, then proceeded to chain him to a wall and wall him up alive, leading to Fortunato's eventual death.
What hints does the story provide as to the thousand injuries that fortunato has inflicted on montresor?
In Edgar Allan Poeâ??s â??The Cask of Amontilladoâ??, the narrator Montresor never reveals the egregious affront that Fortunato committed against him. Details are provided on the conditions in which the revenge must be carried out. However, even when Fortunato is being walled up, Montresor does not reveal the reason and Fortunato does not ask.
When Montresor offers the Medoc wine to Fortunato what is the reason he gives for wanting the other man to drink?
Montresor wants Fortunato to drink the Medoc wine to keep him warm and toasting to the success of their endeavor. It helps to loosen Fortunato's inhibitions and lead him deeper into Montresor's trap.
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.
In the story 'The Cask of Amontillado' what reason did Montresor give to Fortunato so the latter would go with him?
Montressor lured Fortunato into the tomb by challenging his pride and confidence in being a self proclaimed wine connoisseur. It was Fortunato's own cocky attitude (and drunkenness) that failed him. If Fortunato had been sober, he may have acknowledged the foreshadowing remarks made by Montressor during their journey.
When did Fortunato realize his life was in danger?
There are two possible points but it is not clear whether one or the other is correct. the first point is merely probable, but the second point is definite. The first point is after he was chained to the wall and Montresor had laid the first tier of bricks on the wall. At this point Fortunato begins vainly struggling to get out of his chains then yells to Montresor and Montresor yells back. The story does not describe what was being said, but it is a fair guess that Fortunato was yelling at Montresor to get him to stop making the wall and free him from his chains so he could get out. The reason there is doubt that Fortunato actually realized his life was in danger is that after this he speaks to Montresor as if the whole chain of events thus far is a joke that they will have a good laugh about later on. In fact, Fortunato is heard laughing at what is happening. When Montresor continues with his brickwork to the final tier Fortunato yells "For the love of God, Montresor." This is an obvious plea to get Montresor to stop doing what Fortunato now realizes is the creation of his tomb. The first point of the story is only probable, but the second point is definite.
What is the exposition in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
The exposition of a story is that part that gives the background for the story to put everything into proper context. In The Cask of Amontillado, the exposition is the part where Montresor seems to be confessing or at least relating the incidents of 50 years ago when he got revenge against Fortunato for the many insults, real or imagined, Fortunato had made against Montresor. Montresor explains his need to gain revenge in a way that won't be discovered but that it will be clear to Fortunato that his past insults are now being avenged. Once Montresor explains that he intends to gain his vengeance on Fortunato, it remains to be seen just how Montresor will not only punish Fortunato, but punish him with impunity.
Where does the narrator take Fortunato in The Cask of Amontillado?
Fortunato is deceived into entering a small room in the catacomb-like cellar in Montresor's house, where he is chained to a wall and sealed in when Montresor builds a brick wall across the entrance to the room. According to Montresor, Fortunato has rested in peace there for the past 50 years.
Is Montresor sane in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
That is left to the reader to decide. A clue to the fact that he is not is that he vows revenge on Fortunato for having suffered a thousand injuries from Fortunato but now Fortunato has gone too far and insulted him. Neither the injuries nor the insults are described, leaving the reader to wonder if they existed at all except in Montresor's mind. Later, Fortunato acts very friendly and helpful toward Montresor in offering to test the Amontillado, even though Fortunato is partly driven by his own vanity. Never the less, Fortunato hardly acts like a person who has added insult to a thousand injuries against Montresor.
What is The Cask of Amontillado all about?
It is about a man named Montressor, who was insulted by another man named Fortunato, who is equally as rich as he is. He decides to take revenge on Fortunato by using Fortunato's weakness ---- his pride in being an expert on wine. He tells Fortunato he has a bottle of Amontillado but isn't sure if it's real or a fraud. Montressor brings Fortunato into his basement where all of his dead ancestors are buried and where his wine cellar is. Montressor repeatedly says that Fortunato is too sick to go into the basement and insists that another friend can go down into the basement to check if the Amontillado is real. Fortunato refuses and is tricked into a corner deep in the basement. Montressor chains Fortunato to the wall and builds a brick wall sealing Fortunato in the basement. Montressor's code of arms says says "We will not be without revenge." Fortunato dies behind the wall and is never found again. Supposedly it is a partially true story because during Poe's era, they found a body chained to a wall in a wine cellar in the same area this story took place.
