Amontillado: Wine or Destruction Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" tells the tale of one man's quest for revenge. The story is told through the eyes of Montresor, a seemingly psychotic person. ... given him a "thousand injuries", and he must right this injustice. Montresor leads Fortunato down into a cellar and through a tunnel so that Fortunato might be able to tell him if the wine he just bought truly is Amontillado. They seem to act friendly towards eachother as they make their way through the underground tunnel. Fortunato eventually reaches a dark room, and Montresor immediatel...

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... own demise. Montressor, like many villains who prey on the faults and weaknesses of their victims, realizes early on in his plot to kill Fortunato, that his friend's passion for wine will be the most effective way to seize him down into the vaults where he intends to bury him. He nonchalantly mentions to Fortunato that he has purchased a bottle of ... . Montressor intended to make a fool of him and, in the end, Fortunato's arrogance and pride in his connoiseurship of wine did him in. Caputo 3 He could not fathom anyone else's opinion on a wine being any good, so he had to appraise the wi...

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... murder Fortunato in his vault. There are three obvious reasons why his plan of revenge worked which consist of Fortunato's friendship with Montresor, Fortunato prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine and also he was drunk when Montresor came to him for help. The first reason his plan of revenge worked was Fortunato's friendship with Montresor. From the tone of the ... his health for Montresor thinking there was a friendship. The next reason that Montresor was successful was because Fortunato prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. Fortunato perceived himself as the most exc...

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... wants revenge against Fortunato. Montresor knows Fortunato as a "man to be respected even feared." He also knows that Fortunato prides himself on his connoisseurship in wine, so Montresor realizes this is the mighty Fortunato's weak point and using this against him, like an Achilles heel, he can have his revenge. Montresor ... to "punish but to punish with impunity," which means he wants to get away with murder, a similar goal to any slayer. Fortunato's indulgence in wine is clearly his downfall and is very important to the story. That is the only way Montresor is able to lure Fortunato ...

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... to Montresor's feeling of deprivation of being "rich, respected, admired, beloved, you are happy, as I once was" (Poe 545). He was also envious of Fortunato's being a wine connoisseur that readily bought wine whenever he wanted as well as being a member of mason. Montresor considered himself a "skillful" (Poe 543) connoisseur and "bought whenever he could" (Poe 543 ... the presence of remorse. However, Fortunato appeared to have the presence of naivety. He was a proud, prosperous man that "prided himself in his connoisseurship in wine" (Poe 543). His ability to taste the wine and distin...

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... his revenge, Montresor leads Fortunado down into the catacombs in search of Amontillado. Fortunado prides himself on being a connoisseur of wine. When achieving his revenge, Montresor uses Fortunado's love for wine against him. "Is it further on?" Fortunado asks. His love for wine generates motivation. What he does not know is that this motive of love will pursue him to his death. The ... . He did not quit until the last stone was "forced" into position. The use of irony throughout the story meshes the characters feelings together. The fact that Fortunado's love for wine is what leads hi...

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... narrator waits for Fortunato to arrive. Fortunato arrives and then learns that the narrator has purchased a large quantity of Amontillado wine and needs someone to verify that he has indeed purchased Amontillado. The narrator suggests that another wine tester try the wine knowing that Fortunato's deep prides in his knowledge of wines would push him into insisting that he be the one to ... the Masons, a elite society, to which the narrator reveals a trowel. Fortunato takes it as a joke and they continue on. As they reach their destination, the narrator tells Fortunato that the wine is st...

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... clouds his judgment even more. Montresor recognizes this urge, this weakness and therefore manipulates Fortunato with it. "He had a weak point this Fortunato He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine." At the beginning, Montresor meets Fortunato "during the supreme madness of the carnival season." He greets him with: "My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are ... is the Amontillado. When Montresor first speaks of the drink, Fortunato gets excited. Of course, the flattery helps and so do the insults. Montresor insults Fortunato by mentioning Luchresi, a r...

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... night. It was dusk as Montresor approached Fortunato. Montresor enticed Fortunato by telling him he had a cask of amontillado. Being the wine guru that he was, Fortunato had to taste it. They went to Montresor's house and proceeded into the wine cellar. It was very dark, so they lit a couple of torches. As they went deeper into the catacombs it grew continually ... way. The darkness of the crypt was intense and horrifying. The torches lit only their immediate surroundings as midnight drew near. The environment sets a horrifying backdrop for the story. The wine cellar where the amontilla...

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... carnival that had been going on. When he told Fortunato about the pipe of Amontilado he knew he would come to sample. Fortunato's ego was just to big about his wine tasting ability. This is how Montresor new he would fallow him into the catacombs. When the two men entered into the catacombs Montresor tried to turn Fortunato around by giving ... happy, as once I was. You are a man to be missed"(150). This alone is showing Irony that even if a man where to go into such a moist place and sample some wine he would come back. However, Montresor is actually giving him a chance to save his own...

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... 's weakness, his connoisseurship. When he comes across Fortunado he tells that he thinks he might have been taken on a recent purchase of what he thought was Amontillado (a very high quality wine), knowing that Fortunado will not be able to resist a taste. It is ridiculously clever of Montressor how he plays Fortunado like a puppet, all the while just toying with him and ... . They are encrusted with nitre" (Poe 157). Finally after long debate, still in fear of Fortunado's well being, he agrees to take him to his vaults and share this priceless wine with him. Upon their arrival to the vau...

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... 's sneaky and tempting ways allows him to gain intelligence which won him the chance to get revenge on Fortunato. Montresor, being well aware that Fortunato has a close-hearted relationship with wine, uses this against Fortunato as a trick to deceive him. Now, Fortunato must wait for his fate which is in the hands of Montresor. Montresor and Fortunato are respected people, but ... "s evil plans. From the beginning of the "Cask of the Amontillado" Montresor became a dark person because of Fortunato's insults. Just to think that he took Fortunato's pride and joy in wine and turned it part o...

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... " (191). Montresor is also manipulative, as he tells Fortunato that he will have someone else taste the Amontillado, knowing that by doing this Fortunato will feel compelled to taste the wine himself. "As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchresi. If anyone has a critical turn I is he. He will tell me- (192). In addition to being manipulative and vengeful ... his home to carry out his plans. First he caters to Fortunato's ego by saying that someone else was as good a judge of wine as he. Then Montresor tricks Fortunato into believing that there lies an expensive bottle of wine in the d...

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... catacombs. This is more evidence that Monstresor is mentally unstable. Another way to describe Monstresor would be to call him intelligent. Monstresor knows that Fortunato considers himself a connoisseur of fine wine. The intelligent Monstresor uses Fortunato's ego to his advantage and tells Fortunato that he has a pipe, or cask, of Amontillado. Of course, Fortunato wants a taste of this rare ... wine. Monstresor knows that the damp and musky catacombs wear away the strength of a man in Fortunato's condition, more evidence that shows Monstresor's intelligence. Monstresor tells Fortunato...

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... catacombs. This is more evidence that Monstresor is mentally unstable. Another way to describe Monstresor would be to call him intelligent. Monstresor knows that Fortunato considers himself a connoisseur of fine wine. The intelligent Monstresor uses Fortunato's ego to his advantage and tells Fortunato that he has a pipe, or cask, of Amontillado. Of course, Fortunato wants a taste of this rare ... wine. Monstresor knows that the damp and musky catacombs wear away the strength of a man in Fortunato's condition, more evidence that shows Monstresor's intelligence. Monstresor tells Fortunato...

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... 's sneaky and tempting ways allows him to gain intelligence which won him the chance to get revenge on Fortunato. Montresor, being well aware that Fortunato has a close-hearted relationship with wine, uses this against Fortunato as a trick to deceive him. Now, Fortunato must wait for his fate which is in the hands of Montresor. Montresor and Fortunato are respected people, but ... "s evil plans. From the beginning of the "Cask of the Amontillado" Montresor became a dark person because of Fortunato's insults. Just to think that he took Fortunato's pride and joy in wine and turned it part o...

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... " (191). Montresor is also manipulative, as he tells Fortunato that he will have someone else taste the Amontillado, knowing that by doing this Fortunato will feel compelled to taste the wine himself. "As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchresi. If anyone has a critical turn I is he. He will tell me- (192). In addition to being manipulative and vengeful ... his home to carry out his plans. First he caters to Fortunato's ego by saying that someone else was as good a judge of wine as he. Then Montresor tricks Fortunato into believing that there lies an expensive bottle of wine in the d...

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... Fortunato into his trap by asking him to come to his house to sample a rare sherry, Amontillado. Montresso knows that Fortunato considers himself a connoisseur of wine. Montresso leads Fortunato down into the wine vaults, giving Fortunato more wine and getting him drunk. When they reach their destination Fortunato in his eagerness to taste the sherry, easily goes into the tiny area where the ... ...

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... worsen his condition by venturing into the catacombs to critique the Amontillado. To seal Fortunado's determination, he suggests several times that another man, Luchesi, would be a sufficient critic of the wine. He even embellishes his sentiments, saying "we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was. You are a man to ... us from the damps " (35-40). Montressor, in an attempt to increase Fortunado's inebriation, and thusly further rendering him helpless and unaware of the plot unfolding, continues to offer Fortunado win...

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... is regarded as being some sort of noble also. I gather this from his implied knowledge of wines. Montresor continues to mention Luchesi to Fortunato, stating that Luchesi could judge the wine later, intentionally using Fortunatos arrogance to drive him further into the catacombs. In the end, Montresor justifies the murder by stating to Fortunato that he gave him several chances to ... mold and nitre. They symbolize the dark and murderous thoughts in Montresor's head as he leads Fortunato through them. Montresor has used Fortunato's love, and much bragged about knowledge of wine to draw ...

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... . Descriptions are given about room sizes, materials the walls are made of, objects in the room as well as the climate in the room. Poe describes the Montresor wine cellar and the wine kept in it. As the characters wander further into the catacomb he describes piles of bones against the walls and the cold damp air. It goes on describing the ... ...

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... obvious man of honor, and is willing to sustain that honor at all costs. Montresor became extremely sly when Fortunato demanded they escape to the vaults to determine whether the wine in question was indeed Amontillado. Montresor had ensured that his palazzo would be entirely empty to ensure that no witnesses were present when he arrived with Fortunato. The plan thus ... states " Enough the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." (176) Montresor continues his intelligent deceptiveness by assuring Fortunato that by consuming more wine; his cough will be...

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?The Cask of Amontillado? by Edgar Allen Poe depicts Montressor, a crestfallen man who has fallen short in life, yearning to find revenge upon his friend Fortunato, a wealthy, overtly arrogant wine connoisseur. He finds his revenge and at the same time, succumbs to madness. Montressor's madness is found in many ways throughout the story. Poe's story illuminates the theme of revenge ... his deep thoughts of animosity and bitter hate. First he found Fortunato after he had been drinking, making his mind more pliable. Next he preyed on Fortunato's vanity in his wine tasting abilities, and in doi...

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... with a powerful man named "Montresor" vowing to kill the town jester Fortunato who insulted him. Montresor entices Fortunato to his wine vaults on the night of the Mardi Gras, where he makes the joker try some different, but equally strong, wine. When Fortunato was extremely drunk he tied him up against a wall and covered his place with bricks, leaving him to die ... ...

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... times. The narrator even gives him the last chance "Once more let me implore you to return. No?" (1116) What a smart murderer and a dull victim! Montresor chooses the best bait- wine form Fortunato's weak point and lead him to death silently, without a push. Lastly, some minor details should be mentioned too. "And I to your long life." (1115) When they drink the ... wine, Montresor said. He is laughing at Fortunato, the man who is going to be killed by him in minutes without a suspicion. Here is another conversation "And the motto?" "Nemo me ... ...

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