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First, Montresor wanted to get Fortunato drunk so his guard would be down and Montresor would be able to surprise Fortunato to more easily kill him. Second, the reason the wine was specifically a Medoc is that the type of the Medoc Montresor chose was a 'DeGraves' an obvious bit of irony and foreshadowing that the cellar they were in was about to become 'the grave' of Fortunato. A very 'Poe-etic' touch to the story, in my opinion.
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What is the name of the wine that Fortunato used to suppress his cough in Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado?
The wine is a Medoc and later on they drink a variety of Medoc called De Grave. This is ironic, because it makes the reader think of "the grave" which awaits Fortunato at the end of the passageway.
What does Montresor give Fortunato for his bad cough in The Cask of Amontillado?
Montresor gives Fortunato wine (Medoc ) for his cough.
What are examples of symbolism in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
wine=life
What are some of the symbols in cask of amontillado?
wine=life
Who died in The Cask of Amontillado?
The unfortunate Fortunato dies.
What is symbolism in The Cask of Amontillado?
The Wine would represent the blood of Fortunato when he dies.
What is amontillado in The Cask of Amontillado?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," amontillado refers to a type of fortified wine. In the story, the narrator uses the lure of a cask of rare, fine amontillado to lead his unsuspecting victim, Fortunato, to a remote location where he ultimately traps and buries him alive. The amontillado itself plays a key role in the plot as a means to exploit Fortunato's vanity and lure him to his demise.
How does the narrator persuade Fortunato to come with him in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," the narrator persuades Fortunato to come with him by appealing to Fortunato's pride in his connoisseurship of wine. He entices Fortunato with the promise of tasting a rare and valuable cask of Amontillado, knowing that Fortunato's ego and desire to prove his expertise will make him eager to go with the narrator to the catacombs.
What is an example of irony in 'The Cask of Amontillado?
"The Cask of Amontillado" is full of situational irony in which the character expects one thing but another thing happens. The main character expects to find a cask of wine but ends up finding his casket.
What is the irony of situation in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
"The Cask of Amontillado" is full of situational irony in which the character expects one thing but another thing happens. The main character expects to find a cask of wine but ends up finding his casket.
What is The Cask mainly about 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.
What is the third stanza in 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
In 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe, the third stanza reads: "He had a weak point—this Fortunato—although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine."
