Sarty: The Consequences Of Montresor And Abner

Montresor and Abner both face consequences at some point in each short story. According to Jamil M. Mustafa, “Montresor seeks revenge for Fortunato’s actions in a bizarre and terrible fashion” this causing Montresor to show how extremely offended he was. Montresor’s consequences are truly based on his sense of guilt, and his worry that the townspeople will not understand. Montresor hopes that the townspeople will be sympathetic after explaining “the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best as I could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (219). Montresor also seems to have enjoyed his act of confession more than revenge. Abner’s consequences vary from his loss of Sarty’s respect, to the act of his own death. Sarty sees