Who is the you addressed in paragraph 1 in The Cask of Amontillado?

Answer 1

If you mean the "you" in the beginning then it is the reader.

It can also mean some unnamed unknown character in the story to whom Montressor is confessing or telling of his crime. In the second sentence Montressor says "You, who so well know the nature of my soul," however at that point in the story, the reader knows nothing of Montressor let alone the nature of his soul.

When Montresor says "you, who know me so well," he is probably speaking to an unnamed person in the nature of a confession. In effect, the "you" is you, the reader.

Answer 2

I think that "you" is refering to the reader of the story.

The "you' is also possibly an unnamed character of the story to whom Montresor is confessing the commission of his crime. Of course, this is just a literary device to speak to the reader.

Answer 3

In "The Cask of Amontillado," the narrator, Montresor, is addressing an unknown person who he invites to his vaults to taste a rare wine. This person turns out to be Fortunato, Montresor's unsuspecting victim.

Answer 4

the reader