Revenge In The Cask Of Amontillado By Edgar Allan Poe
The Cask of Amontillado
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a horror story, which depicts a homicide, which is fueled by vengeance. The murderer, Montresor, narrates the story fifty years after the crime. The story’s major theme discusses Montresor’s revenge against Fortunato. Montresor claims that Fortunato has insulted and offended him, thus Montresor intends to punish him for that. This is evident in the following statement: “The Thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best as I could, when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 157). The theme of revenge continues throughout the story, and Montresor feeds his will of vengeance by comparing his life to Fortunato’s as he clearly states: “You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are …show more content…
He justifies his action upon the insults that he suffers by Fortunato; however throughout the story, the reader can tell that Montresor is envious of him. He compares himself to Fortunato several times, and he even pretends to be a mason when in reality, he is not. In Montresor’s mind, the reasons are good enough to punish Fortunato with the painful and scary of sentence of being buried alive. Anger is the major element that drives Montresor to commit the murder. He understands that Fortunato is a powerful and well respected man; however, he knows and during the Carnival, he meets Fortunato and sees the perfect opportunity to concretize his revenge. He uses trust as the main element in order to lure Fortunato into following him to the site where he plans on committing the crime. It is controversial because it is not human nature to trust someone that you have openly insulted. Montresor uses Fortunato’s passion for wine to gain his
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a horror story, which depicts a homicide, which is fueled by vengeance. The murderer, Montresor, narrates the story fifty years after the crime. The story’s major theme discusses Montresor’s revenge against Fortunato. Montresor claims that Fortunato has insulted and offended him, thus Montresor intends to punish him for that. This is evident in the following statement: “The Thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best as I could, when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 157). The theme of revenge continues throughout the story, and Montresor feeds his will of vengeance by comparing his life to Fortunato’s as he clearly states: “You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are …show more content…
He justifies his action upon the insults that he suffers by Fortunato; however throughout the story, the reader can tell that Montresor is envious of him. He compares himself to Fortunato several times, and he even pretends to be a mason when in reality, he is not. In Montresor’s mind, the reasons are good enough to punish Fortunato with the painful and scary of sentence of being buried alive. Anger is the major element that drives Montresor to commit the murder. He understands that Fortunato is a powerful and well respected man; however, he knows and during the Carnival, he meets Fortunato and sees the perfect opportunity to concretize his revenge. He uses trust as the main element in order to lure Fortunato into following him to the site where he plans on committing the crime. It is controversial because it is not human nature to trust someone that you have openly insulted. Montresor uses Fortunato’s passion for wine to gain his