The Cask Of Amontillado

Part I of Essay
“”, written by Edgar Allen Poe has introduced to us a character by the name of Montresor. As the main character of this short story, Montresor defines himself as a poor, demented guy who cunningly in his mind takes revenge on his fellow gentleman, Forunato. He believes th ....

Part II of Essay
.... of being sneaky. Montresor displays this in the cunning way he lures Fortunato into the catacombs to “taste” the Amontillado. This intrigued Fortunato’s senses because Montresor knew that Fortunato “prided himself in the connoisseurship of wine”. Montressor nonchalantly replies to Fortunato concerning the wine, “I have my doubts”. In other words, he blatantly blows Fortunato’s ego here by doubting his ability to detect Amontillado, this fine wine. To push this further, Montresor goes on to say that, “. . .I am on my way to Luc ....