An Analysis of Montresors Hidden Treasure in The Cask of...

Montresors Hidden Treasure Like many of Edgar Allan Poes short stories, The Cask of Amontillado is told from the narrators perspective. In The Cask of Amontillado, Monstresor demonstrates how destructive friendships can be if trust is broken. In the story, Monstressor invites his friend, Fortunato, to sample some Amontillado and confirm it is genuine. Montresor takes advantage of Fortunatos love of wine and uses it to bring about his death. As it is carnival season and Fortunato is dressed for the occasion, Montresor insinuates that Fortunato may be too busy to verify the Amontillado and implies that Luchesi should taste the wine. Fortunato retorts that Luchesi does not have the skills to differentiate between liquors; by scoffing at Montresors alternate suggestion, Fortunato falls into Montresors trap and does not see the consequences of helping out his friend. In The Cask of Amontillado, Montresors actions against Fortunato are premeditated and he carefully plots his revenge of the perceived betrayal between the two friends. Montresor comes up with a plan that will trick Fortunato into believing that he is doing his friend a favor, but instead is a well-calculated scheme to exact vengeance and cause him to die. Despite the fact that Montresor appears to be concerned for Fortunatos health, he is cunning and filled with anger. Montresor continuously preys on Fortunatos anticipation and desire to taste such rare liquor, often using reverse psychology toShow MoreRelatedReflection of â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado†1682 Words   |  7 Pagesof â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado† Edgar Allan Poe was a very dark, dramatic writer. All of his stories require the audience to reread his works of art. There are so many elements incorporated into his stories that it would be impossible to understand them all after one reading. His stories drip with irony and reveal mysteries in an interesting way. He writes his stories in a way that engages the mind and questions character. One of his most famous short stories is â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado†. This