How Is Montresor Justified In The Cask Of Amontillado
Kylie DeSchane
Mrs. Kapsner
English 11, Period 6
28 November 2016
Montresors Cunning Throughout history many men have sought revenge against the people they believed have wronged them. In Edgar Allen Poe's short story The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor gets insulted once again by Fortunato and seeks revenge. Throughout the story Montresor convinces Fortunato to come down into his catacombs and taste the Amantillado he had just received. When they get down there Montresor chains Fortunato to the granite wall and begins to build a brick wall in the doorway, essentially burying him alive. Montresor achieves his goal of killing Fortunato because he is very cunning, organized, and intelligent. Due the that fact that Montresor is organized he …show more content…
At one point Montresor tells Fortunato that he is going to build a wall, but Fortunato tells him that he is not a mason and so he cannot. "'You? Impossible! A mason?' 'A mason,' I replied" (p. 3, li. 12-13). Fortunato, it seems, does not respect Montresors interest in the art of masonry, even if Montresors only interest in masonry is to build a wall to kill Fortunato. Montresor uses his intellect to basically tell Fortunato how he's going to kill him, without him realizing he is in danger. Montresors intelligence makes him a huge threat and allows him to be sure of himself, which makes him a very effective murderer. Based on the text we can see that Montresor is cunning, intelligent, and organized which makes him an effective killer. Based on his actions we can see how intelligent he is which makes getting Fortunato alone very easy. Looking closely at how all the things needed to build the wall were there when Montresor arrives with Fortunato, one can tell that he is organized. Based on the fact that it was so simple for Montresor to get Fortunato alone, we can tell that he is very cunning. When choosing friends, perhaps it is best to choose carefully and be
Mrs. Kapsner
English 11, Period 6
28 November 2016
Montresors Cunning Throughout history many men have sought revenge against the people they believed have wronged them. In Edgar Allen Poe's short story The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor gets insulted once again by Fortunato and seeks revenge. Throughout the story Montresor convinces Fortunato to come down into his catacombs and taste the Amantillado he had just received. When they get down there Montresor chains Fortunato to the granite wall and begins to build a brick wall in the doorway, essentially burying him alive. Montresor achieves his goal of killing Fortunato because he is very cunning, organized, and intelligent. Due the that fact that Montresor is organized he …show more content…
At one point Montresor tells Fortunato that he is going to build a wall, but Fortunato tells him that he is not a mason and so he cannot. "'You? Impossible! A mason?' 'A mason,' I replied" (p. 3, li. 12-13). Fortunato, it seems, does not respect Montresors interest in the art of masonry, even if Montresors only interest in masonry is to build a wall to kill Fortunato. Montresor uses his intellect to basically tell Fortunato how he's going to kill him, without him realizing he is in danger. Montresors intelligence makes him a huge threat and allows him to be sure of himself, which makes him a very effective murderer. Based on the text we can see that Montresor is cunning, intelligent, and organized which makes him an effective killer. Based on his actions we can see how intelligent he is which makes getting Fortunato alone very easy. Looking closely at how all the things needed to build the wall were there when Montresor arrives with Fortunato, one can tell that he is organized. Based on the fact that it was so simple for Montresor to get Fortunato alone, we can tell that he is very cunning. When choosing friends, perhaps it is best to choose carefully and be