The Cask of Amantillado
The fate of Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado" is everyone's greatest fear. Throughout the story Fortunato is led to believe that he has a good friend in Montresor. The friendship of these two men is less than desirable because Fortunato ends up chained and walled in to the catacombs by his "good friend", Montresor. Three types of irony portray the deceiving attributes to Montresor's "friendship" with Fortunato. Verbal irony, dramatic irony, and irony of circumstance are all very prevalent in this passage. Even Fortunato's name is ironic because it suggests good fortune, or of being fortunate; he is exactly the opposite. Fortunato is very unfortunate. Verbal irony is where the characters say the opposite of what they mean. There are multiple examples of this type f irony throughout this passage. Montresor "requests him to be cautious as he followed." (139) Montresor appears to care about the well being of Fortunato, but as we know, that will not be true in the end. "Come" I said, with decision," we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be re
Montresor replied yes, and showed him a trowel for a sign. " (140) Fortunato may be a man to be missed by some, and he will now have the chance to be missed. " (140) Montresor continues to act concerned about Fortunato, but he knows the quick approach of his dark fate. There are several examples of dramatic irony in this passage. Irony of circumstance is very effective because Fortunato is supposed to look at the Amontillado, but instead is buried alive. "A moment more and I had fettered him to the granite. This is ironic because in those days being buried alive was feared above anything else. " (140) Fortunato has lived out his life already, it is about to be over. We find out that this entire time Montresor is leading Fortunato to his death. "With these materials and with the aid of my trowel, I began vigorously to wall up the entrance of the niche. There is a plethora of irony that is demonstrated throughout "The Cask of Amontillado". Verbal irony enhanced Montresor's devious plans, and his fake sincerity lured Fortunato to follow him to death. Dramatic irony is used heavily throughout the passage, and creates a more interesting effect to the piece. In its surface were two iron staples, distant from each other about two feet, horizontally.
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