... seek revenge on another character, an old friend of his, Fortunato. When Montressor meets up Fortunato, he plans to lead him to his vault and lock him up. Fortunato likes wine and loves to drink, Montressor asked Fortunato if he would come and taste a little bit of the Amontillado (a dry sherry) and make sure it is a high-quality original blend. Montressor ... leads Fortunato to his underground vault where he has stored the wine. He gets him to drink a lot of wine, enough so that he becomes extremely intoxicated. Once he gets him drunk he locks him inside and seals up the walls so Fortu...

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• Grade Level: High School

... derive pleasure from the fact that as Fortunato hangs in darkness surrounded by imminent death he realizes what has happened to him and will see how his greedy craving for wine brought about his impending doom, as well as notice that his would-be-murderer gave him ample opportunity to escape. In structure, there can be no doubt, that both Montresor ... of this tale, as "in pace" refers also to a secure monastic prison. By the end of Poe's story, Montresor has gotten his revenge against the unsuspecting Fortunato, whose taste for wine has led him to his own death. Once again we are remin...

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• Approx Pages: 17
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• Grade Level: High School