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In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor waits fifty years before confessing to his horrendous crime in order to avoid punishment for murdering Fortunato. He will, presumably, die of lack of water in a few days. When he is chained, he builds a brick wall around him. How does Montresor kill Fortunato? He gets Fortunato down into his wine cellar and then he chains him to the wall. So, his sick heart does make him feel bad probably, but in denial, he blames it on something else and rushed away. However, he blames it on “the dampness of the catacombs” and hurries away. The thought of Fortunado dying in there, for a moment, makes him sick. How does Montresor feel after killing Fortunato? Why did the narrator in the story kill Fortunato?Īnswer and Explanation: In ‘The Cask of Amontillado,’ Montresor killed Fortunato because Fortunato had continually wronged him. Overall there appears to be more of a case for Montresor’s insanity. Montresor in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” appears to be insane as a result of our societal standards, but it is possible that he is completely sane and is aware that what he is doing is wrong. How did Montresor carry out his revenge?.What is the climax of The Cask of Amontillado?.What happened in the beginning of the Cask of Amontillado?.Does Montresor get away with his crime?.Is The Cask of Amontillado a narrative?.Who is Montresor talking to 50 years later?.Why does Montresor scream with Fortunato?.Does Montresor regret killing Fortunato?.What narrative mode is the Cask of Amontillado written?.Why does Montresor choose the catacombs as the setting for his revenge?.

How does the reader know that Montresor go away with his crime?.

What happened after the story in The Cask of Amontillado?.

What did Montresor not do to prepare for his revenge?.

How does Montresor feel after killing Fortunato?.

Why did the narrator in the story kill Fortunato?.

“2 The word borne implies that he presumably has returned many of these injuries to perpetuate the cycle of vengeance, though it implies that he has merely endured them. Montresor says: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe’s purpose is to explore the darkness that can hide beneath a friendly exterior. What is the author’s purpose of The Cask of Amontillado? Ambivalence: Readers are never told the nature of the “thousand injuries of Fortunato,” and Montresor himself seems somewhat ambivalent about the revenge he takes on his “friend.”

The main themes in “The Cask of Amontillado” are ambivalence, self-delusion, and substance abuse. What are 3 themes of The Cask of Amontillado? Even though Fortunato did seem insensitive, it is hard to believe that he deserved to be entombed in the catacombs forever, with such a cruel punishment. In the story The Cask of Amontillado did Fortunato deserve to die? No. Did Fortunato deserve his death by Montresor? In the story it said he had a great and numerous family with catacombs. Montresor is telling the story to his noble family because he regrets it. Therefore Montresor is telling this story to confess to God. What is the conflict in the “The Cask of Amontillado”? Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato for insulting him. What is the main conflict in The Cask of Amontillado? It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself as such to him who has done the wrong. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. In the first paragraph of the tale Montresor talks about his his general thougts on Revenge: I must not only punish but punish with impunity. What does the first paragraph of The Cask of Amontillado mean? “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” “For the love of God, Montresor!” “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.”

What lines did you remember from the story The Cask of Amontillado?