Montresor In The Cask Of Amontillado

When looked at for the first time, Montresor in Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado may seem disturbing. Montresor has plans to murder a man, Fortunato, for insulting him and plans on doing so by walling him up in the catacombs under his home. Montresor devises a clever plan that will leave Fortunato clueless as to his intensions. Upon a closer look, this character is admirable. Montresor carries out his plan successfully without being caught. He does this by using traits that are commendable at the very least. Montresor is Poe's most admirable character because he is patient, extremely confident, and very calculated. Montresor is admirable because throughout the story, he is very patient. In the beginning of the story, he tells
Before he starts on his journey with Fortunato, Montresor confidently asks Fortunato if he would like for him to get another person to taste the wine. Fortunato replies, "Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry" (1442), (Luchresi being the other wine connoisseur). Throughout their walk through the catacombs, Montresor repeatedly asks Fortunato if he would like to go back. Fortunado, being conceded about his abilities to tell a good wine from an imitation, thoughtlessly agrees to continue to go deeper into the catacombs with Montresor, even though he is sick and seems to be get worse as they go further and further into the dark, damp catacombs. Montresor even asks if he would like to go back because of his health. Fortunato says it "is a mere nothing" (1443) and they continue. A gesture is made by Fortunato pertaining to him being a mason. He asks if Montresor is a mason and Montresor replies, "Yes, yes, yes, yes" (1444). He then holds up a trowel. Fortunato laughs about it but fails to wonder why Montresor has a trowel under his coat. Montresor hints to Fortunato in these subtle ways and Fortunato continues to be unsuccessful in being alarmed by them. His confidence is so great that Montresor asks Fortunato if he would like to return enough times that one would think he does not want Fortunato to go any
He waits to carry out his plan because he does not want to alarm Fortunado. When the time is right, Montresor knows just how to tempt Fortunato into going into the catacombs under his home. Fortunato's weakness is wine and Montresor knows the he prides "himself upon his connoisseurship in wine" (1442). He knows that if he tells Fortunato that he has a rare wine, Amontillado, in his catacombs that Fortunato will not be able to resist going into the catacombs to taste it. Montresor mentions another who tastes wine and that many believe he is just as good as Fortunato in doing so. Mentioning this angers Fortunato and he is compelled to taste the wine instead of being insulted by Montresor getting another to taste it for him. Montresor takes everything into consideration. He also knows that Fortunato will be intoxicated on such an event as the festival. Because of this, Fortunato's "guard" is let down. Montresor even accounts for the attendants at his home. He thinks of a sure way to get them out of the house without being obvious. He explains