Montresor's Guilt

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Jenson Hidder
English III
Mr. Adrian
12/9/14

In the Cask of Amontillado, Montresor, the unreliable man who accessed some pretty terrible revenge on Fortunato for the act of bullying him, became a miserable man after what he had done. The guilt of Montresor's avenging actions over took him and the thought of losing his plans for revenge became too much for him to bear. They say that avengence is supposed to bring closure and peace, it some how ends up bringing emptiness as revenge can take over someones entire life. Montresor decided that avengence was the path that he wanted to take no matter the consequences. In the end, Montresor ended up just as Fortunato did. Although Montresor was not dead like Fortunato he ended up sad, miserable, cheerless, …show more content…
For example, when he pauses to sit on the bones to savor Fortunato’s screams it shows how intent he was on killing this man as well as how long he had waited for these moments. Normally, a killer is portrayed as the enemy in common literature. But, because the first part of the story lays out the entire situation Montresor is in and what he thinks, it allows the reader to truly understand his intentions. By the end of the story, Edgar Allen Poe allows the reader to partially feel that Montresor was not the antagonist in the story. The audience begins to feel a sense of relief for Montresor and glad that it worked out for him. This particular story is a perfect example of why Edgar Allen Poe has several works of literature that are so highly praised; because of his ability to turn evil into seemingly good, and ultimately confusion. He has a unique ability to show light in some acts of darkness. It is also very interesting for the reader to watch and judge Montresor as he slowly lures Fortunato into the cellar in such a cool, collected way. Ironically, Montresor suggests several times that they turn back from the depths of the catacombs because of Fortunato’s cough. He also continues to praise him and prevents from alarming Fortunato in any
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