The Cask Of Amontillado Montresor Character Analysis
“I forced the last stone into its position; I plastered it up”(Poe).The dark and mysterious voice in The Cask of Amontillado will be mind boggling to the everyday man. The main character Montresor is seeking his revenge upon his old acquaintance Fortunato, and the piece does more than just punish. Poe is known for his morbid work but this outshines them all. The twisted story leaves many unanswered question for the reader's mind to come up with the answers. It’s like the saying forgive and forget, yet Montresor does neither forget nor forgive. In the story, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe the reader plays witness to the deceptive, bitter and observant behavior the character Montresor portrays. From the start of the short story The Cask of Amontillado the reader is exposed to the strange jealousy in the character Montresor. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe). It is clear that Montresor is seriously unhappy, but he almost seems so annoyed that he is excited.
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“Edgar Allan Poe himself had a morbid fear of premature burial;” (Moss and Wilson). The exact fear Poe lived with was brought out through Montresor and was brought out in such a spine chilling way because of his fear. In a lot of ways Fortunato can be seen as Edgar Allan Poe and Montresor can be depicted as the voice inside his head replaying and never forgetting all of these horrible memories that he was burdened with. Just like Montresor kept telling Fortunato they could go back when he would begin his coughing fits. In the end Fortunato kept going so that he could reach his goal of the wine tasting. Seeing as Poe bore witness to multiple family deaths there is a deeper connection to Montresor and Fortunato. This story is a way to bury his suffering memories and die to and with
“Edgar Allan Poe himself had a morbid fear of premature burial;” (Moss and Wilson). The exact fear Poe lived with was brought out through Montresor and was brought out in such a spine chilling way because of his fear. In a lot of ways Fortunato can be seen as Edgar Allan Poe and Montresor can be depicted as the voice inside his head replaying and never forgetting all of these horrible memories that he was burdened with. Just like Montresor kept telling Fortunato they could go back when he would begin his coughing fits. In the end Fortunato kept going so that he could reach his goal of the wine tasting. Seeing as Poe bore witness to multiple family deaths there is a deeper connection to Montresor and Fortunato. This story is a way to bury his suffering memories and die to and with