... tempted Adam and Eve to commit evil by luring them to a certain place to consume. The story's end brings light on his further light onto his paranoia and guilt. Just as Montresor is about to finish the wall, Fortunato begins to laugh because he believes the whole incident is merely a practical joke. He never knows why he actually has been laid to rest within ... the tombs. This troubles Montresor immensely and it is why he is now telling the world the grim facts of his most heinous crime. The mad and criminally insane often boast about ... their dirty deeds after they have kept it insi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate