Cask Of Amontillado Montresor Character Analysis

The Cunning In the story “The Cask of Amontillado.” Montresor is the narrator of the story as he was the one who murdered fortunato. Considered fortunato a friend Although he only saw him as an acquaintance and because of this he caused Montresor great pain which later turned to montresor leaving fortunato to die. As said in the text, fortunato caused him “THE thousand injuries”( Poe 2). Because of causing montresor this pain that wasn 't explained explicitly. Montresor 's great deal of importance on connoisseurship, led to how he planned his revenge on fortunato, montressor became an expert in observation understanding and combining the two towards manipulation.

Through Montresor 's ideals he became an expert in observation. He

Now after now mastering the art of understanding and the art of observation montresor can combine the two to create and master the art of manipulation. After montresor understood fortunato 's weaknesses and the observations he put his plans into actions he was drinking wine telling fortunato how he found the Amontillado. “But I have received a pipe (The Portuguese word for barrel is pipa. A pipe is, in fact, a large, lengthy barrel or cask with tapered ends. It 's used for aging and shipping wine.) of what passes for Amontillado”(Poe 3). At this point he already began the manipulation. Now most likely if it was someone else to tell or even guide fortunado to a far off place he would disagree, but as him and montresor are friends he went the distance for amontillado.”"The Amontillado!" ejaculated my friend”(Poe 7). The next two understandings were put in effect to end the young connoisseurs life as since he 's gone nobody would go searching for him as he is the top competition. Lastly was to get him drunk which was not hard for montresor. “"Ha! ha! ha! --he! he! he! --a very good joke, indeed --an excellent jest. We will have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo --he! he! he! --over our wine --he! he! he!" "The Amontillado!" I