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Why does Montresor want to kill Fortunato and is there any hint that Montresor might be insane?
In the opening line, Montresor states that he has suffered a thousand injuries at the hand of Fortunato but now Fortunato has also insulted him and this is too much to take, so Montresor plots revenge. There is an indication that Montresor is insane because there is doubt that Fortunato has ever injured or insulted Montresor at all. Montresor does not describe a single incident of injury nor does he describe the insult that supposedly has pushed him over the edge.
Why would Montresor suffer a thousand injuries but plot revenge after only an insult? Aren't injuries more serious than insults? Wouldn't sticks and stones break Montresor's bones but words can never hurt him? Why plan to murder someone after an insult but not after all those injuries?
Later when they meet at the carnival, Fortunato is very friendly toward Montresor. He hardly acts toward Montresor like he has injured him a thousand times and has just recently insulted him. Wouldn't Fortunato have said something to Montresor about the insult or about all those injuries he has laid on him in the past? Darn right, he would have, but he doesn't. Fortunato acts like they are the best of friends.
Not only does Fortunato act friendly, but then volunteers to leave the carnival to go with Montresor to his home to test the Amontillado. Sure, Fortunato's vanity in being a connoisseur is part of that willingness, but surely, he would not have been so cheerful in doing Montresor such a favor.
Finally, Fortunato, this supposed enemy of Montreesor goes down into Montresor's cellar without the slightest bit of trepidation about being all alone in the dark cellar with someone he has supposedly injured and insulted.
Fortunato's action completely belie the idea that he is an enemy of Montresor. The one conclusion the reader can draw from the contradiction between Montresor's words and Fortunato's actions is that the injuries and insults Montresor mentioned are all in his head and that he is quite insane.
What else can I help you with?
How does fortunato interpret each hint?
Fortunato interprets the trowel as a Masonic symbol linked to his membership in the Masons, the Montresor family's coat of arms as a friendly gesture, and the Amontillado as a prized wine that is the cause for their current journey in the catacombs.
In the Cask of Amontillado what was the foreshadowing about?
The foreshadowing is when Montresor and Fortunato discuss Montressor's famliy crest. The family crest is a serpent being stombled on a foot which it has previously bitten. Fortunato is the serpent and Montresor is the foot. When the serpent bites the foot [or when Fortunato insults Montresor] the foot's [Montresor's] response is to have vengance toward the serpent like Montresor does in the deep catacolmbs to Fortunato. Therefore, the serpent bites and gets stepped on like Fortunato insults and dies, and the foot has it's revenge like Montresor.
Why does Montresor pull out a trowel from under his cloak to show Fotunato?
Montresor pulls out a trowel to show Fortunato as a symbolic gesture to hint at the sinister intentions of entombing him alive behind the brick wall. The trowel is a tool used for masonry work, foreshadowing Fortunato's fate of being walled up alive in the catacombs. It adds to the suspense and horror of the story by subtly revealing Montresor's plan.
What is foreshadowing in The Cask of Amontillado?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," foreshadowing is used to hint at Fortunato's ultimate fate. This includes Montresor's vengeful thoughts and intentions, as well as mentions of revenge and death throughout the story. These subtle clues build suspense and create a sense of impending doom for Fortunato.
What fate does the conversation foreshadow fir fortunato?
In the title "Cask of Amontillado" the word cask is a word shortened for casket, or a place where you are placed when you die. This gives the reader a foreshadowing of the events before the story is even started.
Do any details suggest that montresor might have imagined the thousand injuries and the insult or even the whole story?
Certainly the simple fact that Montresor relates no details of the insults leads one to believe that he has imagined them. Also, at the carnival, Fortunato greets Montresor in a very friendly manner, willingly offers to leave it to help Montresor test the wine and insists on going through the passageway despite the dank and dark conditions. These are not the actions of a person who has insulted and injured Montresor a thousand times as Montresor believes, even though Fortunato is partially driven to do so by his vanity.
Which plot technique is used in this excerpt from “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe?
Ygg
Which is a way the author foreshadows the storys ending?
Montresor shows Fortunato a trowel.
Is Wheat Thin Hint of Salt vegan?
wheat thin hint of salt containsFOLIC ACID: which might not be vegetarianSUGAR: which might not be veganINVERT SUGAR: which might not be vegetarianin conclusion it met be eat at your own risk
Will one direction allow girls to join?
Harry thinks it might make it "fun". (hint hint, wink wink)
A guy might like you how do you ask?
You should try to hint at it.
Why might a reader need to make a inference?
The author might hint at an idea rather directly state it.
