to be total opposites‚ yet are connected through friendship. Montresor‚ who is the narrator and the person seeking revenge‚ says he meet “his friend‚” referring to Fortunato during the carnival season. The story does not give any details of how long the two men have been friends‚ yet through the details given in the story‚ the men seem to have known each other for a long time. The first sentence in the story proves this when Montresor says‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best
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Italian locale is the dark‚ claustrophobic feel of the catacombs in which the story takes place. However‚ this effect becomes more prominent due to the contrast apparent in the setting within the first pages of the tale. “Carnival season‚” in which Montresor‚ the murderer‚ first encounters his “friend‚” Fortunato‚ is a season of celebration and “warmth.” Because of the festivities‚ Fortunato is dressed in “motley‚” with “tight-fitting parti-striped dress” and a “conical cap and bells.” From the first
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that is not the case when it comes to Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado". He shows concern and courtesy towards his friend Fortunato‚ only to kill him in an extremely disturbing manner. Adding irony within the narrative‚ Montresor is a villain who enhances the story because of his manipulative qualities and lack of remorse. Montresor is a master of manipulation. He encounters his so called friend‚ Fortunato‚ and is extremely kind and warm towards him. Montresor brings him into his home like any
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evil. The plot of the story is simple. Montresor takes revenge on his friend Fortunato by luring him into the wine cellar under the family estate. There he leads Fortunato into the depths of the catacombs where he buries him alive by walling him into a tomb in the wall. Was Montresor mad or was it premeditated murder? "Nemo me impune lacessit" (No one attacks me with impunity). This seems to be the theme running through the short story. Along with the Montresor Coat of Arms; a serpent being crushed
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"The Cask of Amontillado" is a story of revenge‚ Montresor is an unreliable narrator; that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined. Fortunato has no idea of Montresor’s anger and this makes the story even more tragic. In the beginning of the story‚ Montresor says he must "punish with impunity." He states if the avenger is caught‚ or does not make the punishment known to he who committed the wrong‚ the wrong goes UN avenged. he sets the trap for Fortunato. But
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Zaroff vs. Montresor Although Zaroff and Montresor share certain qualities in their actions‚ attitudes‚ and personalities‚ they also differ in several approaches‚ including their motives and incentives for murder‚ producing two similar yet unique characters. Both characters have the same intention‚ but act upon their foes by implementing different schemes. Zaroff seeks to kill Rainsford while Montresor wants to kill Fortunato. Zaroff‚ an experienced hunter‚ applies guns‚ knifes‚ and dogs to track
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full of irony. Examples of verbal irony was when Montresor met or ran into Fortunato and told Fortunato “My dear Fortunato‚ you are luckily met.” But Montresor is actually happy because Fortunato is the one that is unlucky at the end. While going to the amontillado Fortunato asks Montresor if he is a mason. Montresor says yes but actually later on he is a craftsmen because he traps Fortunato and lays stones to seal him off. Lastly‚ Montresor finds wine and has a toast with Fortunato “for his long
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matters. This argument with John Allen shows a possible reason for Montresor’s plot to murder Fortunato in The Cask of Amontillado. Montresor kills him due to his highly esteemed value of family honor. In the story‚ Fortunato learns that Montresor’s family moto is “Nemo me impune lacessit”‚ which means “No one insults me with impunity”. Fortunato insulted Montresor greatly‚ as the reader learns from the first line
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before. The main character of this story is Montresor‚ who opens the story with saying Fortunato had insulted him in an inexcusable way‚ to which he wants to seek revenge. Montresor is quoted‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge‚” Setting the story up in this way is a part of what makes the plot so interesting for readers. We do not know what it was that Fortunato did to
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and Symbolism in “The Cask of Amontillado” In the short story "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view‚ from the perspective of Montresor‚ the narrator of this tale‚ who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor began to develop the perfect plan for revenge. During the carnival season‚ Montresor meet with Fortunato and decides to implement his plan carefully not to arouse Fortunato’s suspicions through irony. Poe’s story describes the inner workings of a murderer’s
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