The Cask of Amontillado

The thousand injuries of Fortunato, I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.

Montresor ensured there were no servants around by giving explicit orders to them to stay inside the house and not to leave. He also made sure that the carnival festivities would provide a convincing reason for their absence from the scene.

Fortunato is wearing a jester's costume when Montresor runs into him at the carnival. The costume includes a tight-fitting parti-striped dress and a cap with bells on it, reflecting his festive mood.

Yes, Fortunato was considered an expert on wines. He prided himself on his knowledge and experience in the wine industry, which ultimately led to his downfall in Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado."

Montresor mentions Luchesi as a way of belittling Fortunato and manipulating him. By suggesting that Luchesi could be a better judge of the Amontillado, Montresor plays on Fortunato's pride and ego to goad him into proving he is the superior connoisseur. Ultimately, this manipulation helps Montresor to achieve his revenge plot against Fortunato.

There are two main characters, Montresor and Fortunato.

Fortunato is described as a powerful man who is respected and feared, making him perhaps, a bit of a bully. He's competitive and always wants to beat everyone, which may make him a bit narcissistic and insensitive to the needs of others. He is undoubtedly a prideful and careless individual. Yet, we only have Montresor's claims that Fortunato as a man who had caused him a thousand injuries to go by in terms of whether these transgressions were intentional or just part and parcel of a pretty clueless person. It doesn't require much of a stretch to imagine Fortunato as a man who doesn't weight his comments carefully before their utterance. As a result, he probably offends many, though not necessarily intentionally. Unfortunately, some, like Monstresor may have mistaken a naturally insensitive demeanor for blatant, intentional disrespect.

The is actually a ploy designed to appeal to Fortunato's pride. Whenever Montresor urges Fortunato to turn back, he also adds, "Besides, there is always Luchesi". Since Fortunato is so proud of...
Because hes just that cool

Although Montresor extracts the justice he feels is owed him from his unfortunate friend, Fortunato, it's important to keep in mind that this was his good friend. The lack of response from Fortunato in the final moments of his ordeal, strike a certain anxiety in Montresor, one would not expect to find in a person who has just successfully completed a well laid plan. The fact that this story is being told in retrospect fifty years later, indicates he still thinks about it constantly, making the revenge a Pyrrhic victory at best.

Montresor is the one who kills Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs under the guise of tasting a rare wine, then walls him up alive as revenge for an insult.

Montresor walls up Fortunato alive in a niche in the catacombs. Just before Montresor finishes the wall he tosses a burning torch through the gap. It ends with the revelation it has been 50 yrs since the incident and he has never been caught and Fortunato still hangs from the chains in the niche where he left him.

The mood is more of an eerie mood.

The mood is one of suspense, because the character Montresor has determined to murder Fortunato. Montresor invites Fortunato to his home to taste an fine wine, an Amontillado. Montresor is exceedingly polite and friendly to Fortunato, although the reader knows Montresor intends to murder Fortunato. The suspense is as to how and when the murder will occur.


The mood of The Cask of Amontillado would be either suspense, or just sort of a mystery.

Catacombs have historically been used as underground burial places to alleviate overcrowding in cemeteries and to provide a more secure resting place for the deceased. This practice was common in cities faced with limited burial space or during times of high mortality rates, such as during wars or disease outbreaks.

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.

The narrator's attitude towards himself and his actions can be seen as reflective and introspective. He seems to question his motives and decisions, showing a level of self-awareness and a desire for self-improvement.

Fortunato's crime against Montresor is not explicitly stated in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." However, it is suggested that Fortunato may have insulted or wronged Montresor in some way, prompting Montresor's desire for revenge.

One archetype in "The Cask of Amontillado" is the motif of revenge. The protagonist, Montresor, seeks revenge against Fortunato for perceived slights, embodying the theme of vengeance and deception. This archetype adds tension and drives the plot of the story.

Montresor knew the house would be empty because he had deliberately lured Fortunato there by using reverse psychology, appealing to Fortunato's pride and love for wine. He knew Fortunato's weakness for rare wines, specifically the Amontillado, would lead him to follow Montresor without question, even into the depths of the catacombs.

The title says it all! Fortunato (Poe has such a sense of humor in naming his characters!) is lured away by the promise of amontillado, a type of sherry from the Montilla region of Spain.

In the catacombs, Fortunato says, "I will not die of a cough"

In reply, Montresor says "True-true," because he knows exactly what is about to kill Fortunato in a few moments.

Another touch of irony is that in the catacombs, Fortunato toasts the many people buried in the catacombs, little knowing that he is shortly to become one of them.

In return to Fortunato's toast to those buried in the catacombs, Montressor drinks to Fortunato's long life, knowing that it has but a few hours left.

( actually this is wrong because a dramatic irony is when the characters DOESNT know and the people reading the story or watching the play does know. So if he knows hes gonna die Its not dramatic irony) RIGHT ! am i cool??

Montresor's goal is to get revenge on Fortunato for insulting him, by luring him into the catacombs and ultimately burying him alive.

Robert Massie and Captain Green are not characters in "The Cask of Amontillado." The story, written by Edgar Allan Poe, revolves around the character of Montresor seeking revenge on Fortunato by luring him into his family catacombs. There is no mention of Robert Massie or Captain Green in the story.

Montresor told the attendants of the house that he was going to the carnival, that he would not return until morning and gave them strict instructions that they were not to leave the house unattended. Ironically, he fully intended to return to the house before morning and wanted the attendants to leave the house unattended so that he could murder Fortunato without being discovered.

In "The Cask of Amontillado," the conclusion reveals that Montresor successfully carries out his plan for revenge by walling up Fortunato alive. The story ends with Montresor feeling satisfied that he has finally gotten his revenge for the perceived insults he endured from Fortunato.