What does Montresor do after killing Fortunato? He gets Fortunato down into his wine cellar and then he chains him to the wall. When he is chained, he
builds a brick wall around him
. Now, Fortunato is down there and can’t get out.
How does Montresor feel after killing Fortunato?
In reality,
Montresor is being to feel guilt
. “He still remembers his heart’s ‘growing sick – on account of the dampness of the catacombs,’ but his heartsickness likely arises from the empathy with the man he is leaving to die amid that dampness” (Baraban).
What happens to Fortunato at the end of the cask of Amontillado?
Did Montresor regret killing Fortunato?
What does Montresor do to Fortunato at the end of the story?
Why does Montresor avenge himself against Fortunato?
It may be simple
unreasonable jealousy
that has driven Montresor to seek revenge against Fortunato, especially when we begin to see that what Montresor really seems to enjoy is the power he wields over the ironically named Fortunato. That is, Montresor seems to like knowing what Fortunato does not.
Is Montresor happy with his revenge?
Montresor’s revenge scheme is unsuccessful because it does not ultimately fulfill either of his two rules of revenge
: “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity” and “the avenger [must] make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong” (Poe 848).
What are the last words of Fortunato to Montresor?
“
For the love of God, Montresor!
” In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Fortunato addresses this plea—his last spoken words—to Montresor, the man who has entombed him alive.
Why is Fortunato silent at the end?
As Montresor fills in the fatal wall and Fortunato sobers up, Fortunato cries out and rattles his chains, laughing nervously at Montresor’s “excellent jest.” When the penny finally drops, Fortunato’s pleas get more and more desperate: “For the love of God, Montresor!” But
Montresor meets all of Fortunato’s begging with
…
What happened in the end of the cask of A?
End of the story is horrifying and shocking:
Montresor traps and entombs living Fortunato behind the brick wall
. The victim cries to the executioner: “For the love of God”(Poe, 214) but the only respond is ironical repeat of his own words.
Did Montresor commit the perfect crime?
Is Montresor insane or sane?
How does Montresor feel about revenge?
In the first paragraph of the tale Montresor talks about his his general thougts on Revenge:
I must not only punish but punish with impunity
. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself as such to him who has done the wrong.
Which of the following things does Montresor do?
| Question Answer | Fortunato’s weak point is his pride about the knowledge of fine wine | Which evidence best supports the claim that Montresor is insane? Thoughts of Fortunato’s death make him smile | Which of the following things does Montresor do? Never lets the reader know how Fortunato has insulted him |
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What medicine does Montresor give to Fortunato?
He knows that Fortunato’s pride will keep him going. As they continue, what does Montresor offer to Fortunato? Why? He offers him
medicanal wine
to supposedly ease the coughing.
What was the reason behind Montresor’s revenge?
In the Poe story the whole reason Montresor takes revenge on Fortunato is
because of all the things Fortunato has done to wrong him
. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge…
How does Montresor set his revenge plans?
How did Montresor get Fortunato to come back to his house with him?
What is the fate of Fortunato?
Did Montresor succeed in killing his supposed friend Fortunato?
Montresor ‘s plan was to succeed that Fortunato will become extremely drunk and Montresor will have his successful revenge due to master of reverse psychology and irony. When they were already at the secret place,
Montresor masked Fortunato alive
. The irony is that the story changed a day of celebration to murder.
What is Montresor’s revenge in The Cask of Amontillado?
What is the conclusion of The Cask of Amontillado?
In conclusion, in Cask of Amontillado Poe
portray’s the darkest of human emotions
. In the story, Montresor claims Fortunado did hurt him and is determined to have his revenge. Montresor, manages to get away with killing Fortunado to satisfy his pride as well as show that he is the on on top.
Does Montresor burn Fortunato?
What is the climax of The Cask of Amontillado?
The climax in The Cask of Amontillado is
when Montresor strikes Fortunato with a rock, then approaches him while stunned, and chains him to the wall
.
How was Montresor insulted?
As said in the short story Fortunato insults Montresor in the past: “
THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge
” (Poe ).
How does Montresor lure Fortunato to his death?
Montresor persuades Fortunato to follow by
saying they are going to drink some Amontillado
.
Do you think Montresor’s crime will ever be discovered?
What does Montresor admit is his motive for this crime?
Catacombs are underground tombs. What does Montresor admit is the motive for his crime? Montresor admits that
an insult has caused him injury
.
Is Montresor a serial killer?
Is Montresor a psychopath?
Who is the killer in The Cask of Amontillado?
Answer and Explanation: The killer in “The Cask of Amontillado” is
the narrator, Montresor
.
What does Montresor do when Fortunato starts screaming?
How does Montresor manipulate Fortunato?
What does Montresor mean when he says at length I would be avenged?
What can you predict from the following quotation from “The Cask of Amontillado”? At length I would be avenged;
this was a point definitely settled- but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk
. If the person who avenges a wrong is punished, then the wrong is not truly avenged.
What is one reason that we know that Montresor is an unreliable narrator?
Montresor is considered an unreliable narrator because
his opinion of Fortunato is biased
. Montresor feels greatly wronged by Fortunato, but the exact wrongdoing that Fortunato has committed is never clearly mentioned in the story.
What can you conclude about Montresor when he stops his work to enjoy Fortunato’s cries of suffering?
What can you conclude about Montresor’s state of mind when he stops his work to enjoy Fortunato’s cries?
Montresor is happy to hear Fortunato’s suffering; Montresor is satsfied with his vengeance; Montresor is not sane.
