The Cast of Amontillado

The Cast of Amontillado is a short fiction story full of irony and symbolism. In the beginning Montresor, the narrator, saying, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” Simply by reading the first sentence of the story, it is easy to see that Montresor is vengeful and plans to get revenge on Fortunato. Fortunato, wich is ironic since he is anything but fortunate. He is given the name Fortunato through to make him appear as a fool. Montresor said “Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack”. Montresor’s name being associated with treasure gives the reader an image of a rich and powerful man. Montresor also had a coat of arms which is, “A huge human foot d’ or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel,” with a motto of, “Nemo me impune lacessit,” which stands for no one attacks me with impunity. The arms symbolize Montresor and Fortunato , Fortunato stepping on Montresor, the snake, and Montrsor getting even with Fortunato, the foot. The reader becomes aware of Montresor’s plan when he says that

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Montresor was also a mason and used his skill and intelligence to seal the fate of Fortunato. ” In the story, Montresor is a two-faced and fakes sincerity toward Fortunato. Not only did Montresor fake his sincerity towards Fortunato, he was also vengeful and very intelligent in his actions to kill Fortunato. Fortunato believes that Montresor is his friend when actually he intends to make a fool out of him. He also knows that Fortunato is not dressed appropriately; he is dressed as a clown, but Montrestor still compliments him on his attire because his clothing fits with Montresor’s compliments him on his attire because his clothing fits with Montresor’s plans to make him a fool. ” Montresor tells the reader, “They had absconded to make merry in honor of the time. ” “ The Cast of Amontillado” is filled with many ironies and also life lessons; such as know who your real friends are. Montresor is very intelligent in his actions. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was. Montresor causes Fortunato to become so drunk that while he was being chained to the wall by Montresor, “He was too much astounded to resist. Montresor address Fortunato as his dear when they first encounter each other. Fortunato thought his real friend was Montresor when, in fact, Montresor was anything but a friend. In order to bring Forunato into the wine cellars, Montrsor had to make sure that “there were no attendants at home.

Approximate Word count = 783
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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