After leading the intoxicated Fortunato deep into the catacombs of his palazzo, Montresor ends up shackling his enemy to an alcove and proceeds to build a wall around Fortunato. Montresor murders Fortunato by burying him alive. So it would seem that Fortunato died of starvation while standing up. Montresor would have wanted his victim to suffer a long, lingering death. No one deserves to die. This preview shows page 1 — 3 out of 3 pages.
Montresor stops working when Fortunato begins rattling his chains because Montresora is exhausted. What did Montresor not do to prepare for revenge? Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search.
Press ESC to cancel. Ben Davis March 8, Did Montresor get Fortunato drunk? Why would the narrator want Fortunato to drink some of his wine? How is Montresor able to make sure that he and Fortunato are not seen together? Why is it necessary that Fortunato is not completely drunk when Montresor leads him to his death?
The wine is a Medoc and later on they drink a variety of Medoc called De Grave. This is ironic, because it makes the reader think of "the grave" which awaits Fortunato at the end of the passageway.
Montresor shows Fortunato a trowel. Montresor kills fortunato by bricking him up at the end of the story. Fortunato is chained to a wall in the cellar and left to die after Montressor builds a brick wall to forever enclose him. There are only two characters in the story: Montresor and Fortunato. At the end of the story, Fortunato is walled up alive by Montresor. One word with a silent n at the end is solemn, as in you are formal and dignified. Silent Voices ended in Silent Records ended in Silent Explosion ended in Silent News ended in The "n" at the end of the word "column" is silent.
The "n" at the end of the word "solemn" is silent. The "b" at the end of the word is silent. Montressor thought that at first that "my heart grew sick-on account of the dampness of the catacombs".
Though there is doubt that Montressor actually denied that he felt sympathy toward his now deceased friend, only insists it is because of the catacombs. Log in. The Cask of Amontillado. Study now. See Answer. Best Answer. Study guides. The Cask of Amontillado 20 cards. What is the function of a linking verb.
What is historical setting. Which sentence could best be revised to active voice. Which best describes how tension builds during the middle of the story The Cask of Amontillado. Verbs 23 cards. Is you had a good time a passive voice. When the author foreshadows something for the reader what does it most directly affects the storys. Revenge can only happen if you are not caught and if the victim knows you did it This scene is also a great example of dramatic irony.
Dramatic irony occurs whenever a character in a story is deprived of an important piece of information that governs the plot that surrounds them. After Fortunato has a coughing fit meaning: coughing continuously , Montresor gives the medoc to Fortunato and tells him that a sip from the wine will defend them from the damp.
Of course, this exchange about being a mason is ironic. Montresor is not a mason in the sense Fortunato means, but another kind of mason. The word mason is thus a double entendre. To Fortunato it means a member of a secret society, while to Montresor it means a person who builds a wall. The cap and costume is symbolic because Fortunato is dressed as a clown, and acting like a clown by being silly and drunk and Montresor is making a fool of him.
He is drinking and dressing up because he is participating in a cultural event with some religious significance, since it is related to coming off of Lent.
Montresor does not experience satisfaction with the perfect crime he has committed. Instead he says: My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so. He has called to Fortunato several times without getting a response.
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