Killing Fortune with Revenge.
The Cask of Amontillado is a story that may seem about revenge but that in reality hides the deepest desires of a man trying to forget what he once was and what he wanted to be.
Poe’s magnificent writing walks us through a thriller that never gives away the precise way in which the tragic (or not so tragic) story is going to end. From the first lines we meet Montresor, our narrator, and his plans of seeking revenge against Fortunato, his friend, who had insulted him in more than one occasion and it was enough for him. The text clearly gives a way of madness and senseless logic as the narrator tries to convince the audience, or maybe himself, that taking vengeance into his own hands and even doing so in a way that the victim knows that he is being punished for everything he had done it’s the right thing to do.
The exact reason that took Montresor over the edge of madness and left him blind with anger is unknown to us, however, we are reassured that “This Fortunato”, as Montresor refers to him, is not a human being with great qualities. Most of his talents are not possessed by Montresor, therefore, they are not interesting, appealing or of any use. Montesor speaks of Fortunato with little esteem as if he was inferior. He refers to him as a “quack” when describing his talents and how he uses them only to impress millionaires with his knowledge. One might even come to think that Montesor might see Fortunato as some irrelevant person in his world. However, when it comes to winery both Montresor and Fortunato had important knowledge and to our narrator that qualifies as a genuine like in his soon-to be victim.
On carnival night, one that Montresor refers as madness in a way that makes you wonder if the madness comes from within or it just simply rolled out of his tongue with any real meaning, Montresor finds his friend in an inebriate