The Cask Of Amontillado Montresor Traits

Many people want to get revenge in on someone who wronged them, but most don't go to the level that Montresor went to. If a person calls someone else stupid, the person called stupid might get revenge by scoring higher on a test then the bully to show them that they are not stupid. Most people don't put their revenge into action because they believe that the person will get what deserve. Montresor got an entirely different type of revenge by ending Fortunato's life because he did something in the past.

Fortunato,” ‘I should like your opinion. But if you are too busy, I will get Luchesi’s advice. If anyone is a good judge, he is’”(Poe 68). The citation shows Montresor's deceitfulness since he is trying to guilt Fortunato to come with him. By saying he would like Fortunato's advice, it’s guilting Fortunato to come into the catacombs; only a brilliant and deceitful man could come up with this proposal. I can deduce that without Montresor's deviance, he would’ve never been able to trick Fortunato into the catacombs and to his death. Montresor's deceitfulness also fooled Fortunato to help him in carrying out his own death. Montresor tricks Fortunato into drinking for his cough, intoxicating him more and more with each sip. “I do not wish to alarm you-but you should take care of yourself. A drink of this Medoc will defend you from the damp”( Poe 69). This cite reveals how Montresor is tricking Fortunato into killing himself practically, and helping Montresor succeed. I can summarize that Montresor planned from the beginning to fool Fortunato into helping him by

To begin with, Montresor taking revenge on Fortunato is quite evil. When Montresor trick Fortunato down to the cellar by using Fortunato’s ego and taste in wine it is very cool and calculating. In the text Montresor says, “ As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi. If anyone has a critical turn, it is he. He will tell me--.” (Montresor 58) This plays off of Fortunato ego saying somebody else had a better taste in wine then he did. In like manner, Montresor was very happy and excited to see Fortunato during carnival. Which is just an act to lure Fortunato to the catacombs. Montresor says in his head, “ I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.” (Montresor57) Furthermore, Montresor offers many times for Fortunato to turn back because of the cold or of his health. The short story states, “ Come sais Montresor, we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was.” This is cruel because once Fortunato gets to the bottom of the catacombs he will never get to turn back.

Vengeance and murder infects the minds of Montresor and Fortunato upon an exchange of insult in Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado”. This is the story of pure revenge after Forturano disrespects Montresor. The story follows the characters meeting up at a carnival and eventually the disguised Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs of his home by convincing him that he acquired something that could pass for Amontillado, a light Spanish sherry. Fortunato grows eager to taste this wine and to determine for Montresor whether or not it is truly Amontillado. He leads him back to the catacombs of his home and carries out his plot to bury him alive. Edgar Allan Poe writes from a mysterious first person perspective, uses colorful symbolism and situational irony to present the man's inner self, in turn revealing that revenge is fundamentally infeasible.

Although he finally confessed after 50 years of keeping his secret, he does know the horrible mistake he made. “For half of a century no mortal has disturbed them. In pace requiescat.” (89) He tells us that no one has known that he killed him and he himself hasn’t gone down to where he buried Fortunato so long ago. The phrase, In pace requiescat, translates to, “May he rest in peace.” He did hear, “...loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly

Thus, it is evident that the narrator is psychologically and emotionally disturbed and his evil and uncontrollable desires for vengeance drive his evil plans. It is disturbing to learn that the narrator, meticulously and wickedly lures Fortunato to his sure death without any remorse or guilty

Montressor seemed to actually enjoy tormenting his victim which is not a normal human reaction. Fortunato screamed in terror as he fell out of his intoxication. “The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones.” (Poe, 1985) Montresor sickly enjoyed the vigorous rattling of Fortunato’s chains, the jingling of his hat, and the wild screams so much that he took the time to sit down and listen as if he was listening to his favorite song on the radio.

While Montresor’s hoax was working, he “unwillingly” allowed Fortunato to lead him to the vaults. “ ....Fortunato took my arm, and I allowed him to hurry me to my great stone palace….Asking him to be careful as he followed, I went down before him…. Fortunato’s step was not sure, because of the wine he had been drinking.”(Poe 70) Montresor stoops low enough to manipulate a drunken man to go into the underground tunnels of his catacombs in search of an imagined cask of wine. If leading a man into his catacombs to end the man’s life for a crime that is not explained is not proof enough of Montresor’s insanity, then possibly the fact that Montresor enjoyed Fortunato’s struggle and pleas for help

The wrongdoer must never be allowed to do such a thing ever again. Even something as simple as an insult deserves a death sentence in his eyes. Montresor is quite similar to a dictator in a totalitarian country. If someone does something that upsets him, he kills them. Although, Montresor’s killing is on a much more personal and inhumane

It is carnival season. Everyone is dressed in costumes, drinking the night away. Fortunato has somehow insulted Montresor and he is seeking revenge. Montresor plays off of Fortunato’s weakness, wine. He claims to have a cask of Amontillado, that he isn’t sure is authentic. He reassures Fortunato that another man can help him prove that the wine is real but it just makes him want to help more. The wine is in Montresor’s vaults, deep in the catacombs of his family. The walls are covered in saltpeter that gives Fortunato a bad cough. Montresor urges them to turn around, he acted as if he was too worried about the health of Fortunato and said once again he could get help from someone else. Instead Fortunato declined and started drinking more wine. Fortunato becomes so intoxicated he isn’t aware of what is going on

His plan to seek revenge on his friend is very carefully thought out and excellently executed. As Montresor’s sinister plan begins to take shape, he studies Fortunato and finds out his weaknesses and what would lure him in. Montresor was aware of Fortunato’s love of wine and knew that he would be intrigued by a rare fine wine. He also knew that Fortunato thought of himself as an expert in fine wines. Montresor used Fortunato’s pride against him. With this kind of knowledge, Montresor had Fortunato in the palm of his hand. Montresor was also fortunate enough to have his own collection of wines below his house. It takes an extraordinarily smart person to be able to create and follow through with this plan. He had even made sure that his servants were gone so that there would be no witnesses of the crime. It was stated in Lorcher’s article that “Montresor is a master of reverse psychology” (Lorcher). Montresor asks Fortunato several times if he wants to turn around because he seems to be ill with a pestering cough. By doing this, Montresor causes Fortunato to deny being sick by not wanting to appear weak. This shows how intelligent Montresor is by using reverse psychology to keep Fortunato in the palm of his hand. When the two reached the wine cellar, Montresor made sure Fortunato drank several bottles of wine along the way so that his brain would not be working in its normal

Whenever Montresor is around Fortunato, Montresor feels inferior toward him. Fortunato had the tendency to making himself look the best and letting others believe that they are nothing compared to him. Montresor is finished with feeling diminished and lessoned by Fortunato. Montresor desired, “Montresor wanted the gratification of seeing his victim realize that he was in control. In addition to witnessing the final result of his plot, he needed to be there to experience it's unfolding firsthand” (Meyer). Montresor transforms into a monster, which ironically corresponds to his name. He wants to feel powerful and in control. He does not think of the feelings of Fortunato’s wife; he only thinks for himself. Montresor removes any feelings of remorse or guilt to murder Fortunato. Killing people actually gave Montresor joy. During Fortunato’s walk to death, Montresor is satisfied with the outcome of how his plan is going. Ultimately, he is excited about Fortunato’s death. Montresor cannot wait to see Fortunato’s face and hear his screams when Fortunato figures out he is going to die. Montresor plans, “I would make him pay, yes; but I would act only with the greatest of care…and also the wrong would not be made right unless Fortunato knew that he was paying and knew who was forcing him to pay” (Poe 68). Montresor thinks the only way to feel authoritative is to abolish Fortunato for good. Montresor determines that Fortunato’s rude comments are enough for Fortunato to die. Montresor is a cruel and evil person who wants his victim to realize he is about to die. Montresor wished for a slow death for Fortunato; he wanted Fortunato to suffer. Montresor’s horrid desires portrays him as a ruthless

The Author want to be understand and wants the reader to feel the same hatred towards Fortunato. He wants the reader to know his actions and thoughts are for a reason though out the story he explaining what he is about to do and why he was doing it.

Everything just seems to suit his evil intentions. He found a seemingly legitimate and deceptive reason for his actions that is let Fortunato to help him for identification of Amontillado from Sherry. Also, he intends to curry favor with Fortunato, he said "How remarkably well you are looking to-day.” (Edgar, ) He deliberately picks up Fortunato’s interest in the identification of wine. And the same time, Montresor meant to let Fortunato drank a lot of wine even to let Fortunato drunk. He also prepared a trowel and all the tools for his deliberate murder. He killed Fortunato, but for the half of a century no one has discovered his sin. It’s because he killed Fortunato secretly in order to impunity. All these have shown Montresor is extremely

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” we see Montresor’s deviousness from the start when Montresor says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge…I must not only punish but punish with impunity” (Poe 250). From this, it is evident that Montresor is one who is seeking revenge, and already has a plan to murder Fortunato without any punishment or getting caught. As discussed in “The Motive for Murder in 'The Cask of Amontillado,'” Baraban expresses the type of revenge plan portrayed by Montresor when she says, “Montresor elaborates a sophisticated philosophy of revenge” (Baraban). Because of this idea of “punish with impunity,” Montresor has planned the murder of Fortunato down to every last elaborate detail. Thus, making Montresor clever rather than mentally ill like most psychopaths would be associated with. More