Montresor's Manipulative Essay
In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”, a story of Montresor getting revenge on Fortunato when Fortunato insults him, Montresor leads Fortunato into his catacombs by Fortunato being drunk and by careful planning. During the act, Montresor reveals his true characteristics of being creative in his planning to lure Fortunato into his trap, cold-hearted throughout the whole story, and being very manipulative by using reverse-psychology. The main way he completes his revenge against Fortunato is by being creative in his planning. In the beginning, Montresor creatively plans everything out the way it should go, because he makes sure that his attendants at his house would be gone by saying, “I had told them that I should not return until
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Like, ok, I can see Montresor being mad at Fortunato but he can not just make fun of Fortunato for being ignorant of Montresor killing him! That is like Montresor making fun of a baby for being a baby and not knowing basic algebraic questions, it just does not make …show more content…
Montresor is very manipulative to Fortunato to make him go with him so Montresor could kill him. It would not be that hard since Fortunato is drunk but then again at least a little bit of Fortunato’s conscience is saying that this is not good, ‘“Come,” I said, with decision, “we will go back; your health is precious”’ (3). With which makes Fortunato say, out of his ego, “Enough,” he said; the cough's a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (3). This of course makes Fortunato jealous and in turn makes him go forth without second thoughts as to what he is getting himself into. Also, Montresor manipulates Fortunato by making jealous of Luchresi when he says, ‘“As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchresi. If any one has a critical turn it is he. He will tell me —”
"Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry”’ (2). This stirs up Fortunato’s jealousy of Luchresi and his love of wine compared to his own connoisseurship, which pushes him further to his
Like, ok, I can see Montresor being mad at Fortunato but he can not just make fun of Fortunato for being ignorant of Montresor killing him! That is like Montresor making fun of a baby for being a baby and not knowing basic algebraic questions, it just does not make …show more content…
Montresor is very manipulative to Fortunato to make him go with him so Montresor could kill him. It would not be that hard since Fortunato is drunk but then again at least a little bit of Fortunato’s conscience is saying that this is not good, ‘“Come,” I said, with decision, “we will go back; your health is precious”’ (3). With which makes Fortunato say, out of his ego, “Enough,” he said; the cough's a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (3). This of course makes Fortunato jealous and in turn makes him go forth without second thoughts as to what he is getting himself into. Also, Montresor manipulates Fortunato by making jealous of Luchresi when he says, ‘“As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchresi. If any one has a critical turn it is he. He will tell me —”
"Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry”’ (2). This stirs up Fortunato’s jealousy of Luchresi and his love of wine compared to his own connoisseurship, which pushes him further to his