Readers learn that Montresor is planning to take revenge on his one-time friend, Fortunato. Readers also learn that Montresor has hidden his rage in order to convince Fortunato that they are still friends—which is all part of his plan.
On the night of Carnival, Montresor puts his plan into action. Montresor tells him about a pipe, or about gallons, of Amontillado he bought. Amontillado is a fine sherry wine. But now that he has the wine, Montresor is afraid that he was duped. Montresor knows that Fortunato is full of himself, and the idea that someone could judge the Amontillado pricks his ego.
As a result, Fortunato insists on checking the Amontillado himself. As the men venture further into the dark, underground passageways, Montresor makes sure that Fortunato keeps drinking. Montresor then reveals the bricks and mortar he has stored in the vault, and he begins to wall up the opening to the niche But Montresor is determined, and he throws a lit torch into the niche with Fortunato before he finishes walling him in alive.
By this point, Fortunato is panicked. This is just one example of the dramatic irony that permeates the short story. In this case, readers know what Montresor plans to do, but Fortunato remains ignorant. This creates tension in the short story. Other than the fact that he seems to have wronged Montresor somehow, readers learn very little about Fortunato directly. For example, we know Fortunato thinks he and Montresor are friends, and they likely were at one point. For example, Poe implies that Montresor seems to come from money—he lives in a palazzo, which is basically an Italian palace, which has its own crypt.
But most importantly, he lacks remorse. As a result, his final wish for Fortunato comes across as sarcastic rather than sincere. Montresor plays this rivalry to his advantage. Keep in mind that Luchresi is an innocent bystander in all of this—Montresor is just borrowing his name and reputation. An older Montresor is speaking to an unnamed listener, recounting how he killed Fortunato in revenge.
But from an analysis standpoint, the listener is important. It reminds us that Montresor is telling this story to someone else, and in doing so, trying to communicate his personal perspective. It makes readers question whether Montresor is telling the whole truth, too.
Was Fortunato really as bad as Montresor says he was, for example? Think of a time that you did something you knew your parents would punish you for. According to this legend, he saw a monument to Lieutenant Robert Massie. Cask of Amontillado The legend wasn't true. But Edgar Allan Poe kept the legend alive.
He set the story in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year. Luchesi is Fortunato's rival in wine tasting. Montresor doesn't really need to bring up Luchesi to lure Fortunato to his dire fate. The prospect of Amontillado is enough. Luchesi is a kind of insurance for Montresor. Montresor then lies to Fortunato by telling him that he has a cask of rare Amontillado wine, knowing the entire time that Fortunato will not hesitate to try it.
Montresor murders Fortunato by burying him alive. Fortunato more than likely died of asphyxiation or starvation behind the wall that Montresor erected.
He is chained to a wall and then more or less buried alive which is not resting in peace. This is verbal irony because he means the opposite of what he is saying. Montresor is considered an unreliable narrator because his opinion of Fortunato is biased. Montresor feels greatly wronged by Fortunato, but the exact wrongdoing that Fortunato has committed is never clearly mentioned in the story.
In reality, Montresor is being to feel guilt. Montresor is vengeful, obsessive, methodical, deceitful, manipulative, and merciless. Repaying Fortunato for an unnamed "insult" that is more important than the "thousand injuries" he has suffered at his hands becomes more than just an idle fantasy. Montresor offers Fortunato wine while they are inside the catacombs to make sure he remains intoxicated.
By making Fortunato drink wine, Montresor ensures that his enemy is intoxicated, which gives him the upper hand. Montresor : In French, mon tresor means my treasure. The treasure the narrator possesses is the knowledge of the perfect revenge. The phrase means nobody harms me without being punished. My heart grew sick ; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so.
But Edgar Allan Poe kept the legend alive. He set the story in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year. Montresor is adamant about not being caught or arrested, which is why he refrains from telling anyone about his crime for such a long time. Throughout most of his evil deed against Fortunado, Montresor does not demonstrate any sense of guilt or regret.
In fact, he seems to be rather enjoying himself and his diabolical plan. He teases Fortunado along, goading him and very cleverly manipulating the man to go further and further into the catacombs. Montresor sought revenge on Fortunato because he had hurt Montresor for years, and now he has insulted him, and it has come to the final straw. He states he has a famous bottle of Amontillado, and wants him to look at it, so he gets Fortunato drunk enough to go down into the catacombs where Montresor can kill him.
Montresor murders Fortunato by burying him alive. Fortunato more than likely died of asphyxiation or starvation behind the wall that Montresor erected. Montresor does not actually directly kill Fortunato. Montresor is a French name. He speaks disparagingly of Italians in the third paragraph. He wears a roquelaire, a French cloak named after a French nobleman. The story is full of French words, such as flambeaux.
Yes, Montresor achieves exactly the kind of revenge he wants. He explains what he wants in the opening paragraph of the story, and by the end of the story he appears to be fully satisfied with what he has done.
A positive attitude about the past is often observed in persons when they are old, and if he committed his perfect crime at about age 25, in the fictional present Montresor is 75 years old. Despite his age he appears healthy and vigorous and in no imminent danger of dying. Montresor is apparently a nobleman, but from a family which has substantially lost a portion of its fortune or social rank.
He is a connoisseur of wines.
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