Montressor is also manipulative, as he tells Fortunato that he will have someone else taste the Amontillado, knowing that by doing this Fortunato will feel compelled to taste the wine himself. If anyone has a critical turn I is he. In addition to being manipulative and vengeful, he also displays condescending traits.
You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy as once I was. He lures Fortunato into the catacombs of his home to carry out his plans. Then Montressor tricks Fortunato into believing that there lies an expensive bottle of wine in the depths of his catacombs.
When they finally reach their destination, Montressor shackles him to the wall, constructs a tomb around him using bricks, and leaves him there to die. However, insults or unkind acts were actually mentioned in the story. It was exactly the opposite; Fortunato was friendly and helpful towards Montressor. From the very beginning of the story, one can obviously see that Montressor thinks that he has been wronged by Fortunato. His plan for vengeance is easily seen through his actions and his thoughts.
There is no indication of what Fortunato thinks about Montressor. It can only be assumed that he trusts him because he follows him into the catacombs, and up until the last moments, before the last brick is put into place, he still holds onto the idea that Montressor is playing a joke on him. Montressor is successful in his plan for vengeance. We do know that Fortunato is a powerful man who is respected and also feared.
One may also ask, who are the character in The Cask of Amontillado? Montresor is the narrator and a wealthy man intent on receiving revenge on Fortunato who is both a friend sworn enemy of Montresor's. He has planned to ''punish with impunity. Montresor is the immoral narrator who tells the story of his revenge against Fortunato. Montresor lures Fortunato into his catacombs, chains him to a wall, and buries him alive.
Montresor is a pretty unlikely protagonist unless we think of Fortunato as addiction personified. If Fortunato represents Montresor's addiction, something which has injured and insulted Montresor and which Montresor finally conquers by killing it, then Montresor becomes a hero.
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. Fortunato is arrogant about his wine tasting abilities, which is what leads him into the snare that kills him if Montressor is telling the truth about the incident. It seems that Fortunato truly has no idea what he has done because he is absolutely shocked when he realizes what is happening.
In The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor is a round, but mostly static character. He only started to become dynamic as the story nears to an end. In the beginning, Montresor shows himself as a mistreated person that is seeking for vengeance.
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," Montresor is the main character , as well as the narrator of the story; his victim is Fortunato , who Montresor believes has insulted him in some way.
The static character does not undergo any significant change from the beginning to the end of the story. Being too trusting can be a weakness — if you hang out with guys like Montresor. Montresor says he made sure Fortunato had no reason to doubt him. But still, Fortunato should know better than to follow a masked man into a catacomb.
Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Edgar Allan Poe. Previous Next. Fortunato At first glance, Fortunato seems easier to identify with than Montresor.
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