LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Question
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Fortunato killed Montresor’s family in an accident
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Forunato took all of his money
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Fortunato insulted him
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Fortunato is too prideful
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did Montresor seek revenge on Fortunato in the cask of Amontillado? The narrator, Montresor, is angry with Fortunato because he feels that Fortunato has injured and insulted him. He says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."
Detailed explanation-2: -In the story, he is angry with Fortunato because he believes that Fortunato has wronged and insulted him many times by saying, “thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could…he ventured upon insult…” (Poe). In addition, Montresor’s hatred for Fortunato goes so far that he believes he must kill Fortunato.
Detailed explanation-3: -In ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, the insult that gives Montresor the resolve to seek revenge is not revealed to the reader. However, Fortunato does rudely point out that Montresor is not a brother of the masonry as he does not recognize a hand signal demonstrated to him and states, ‘’You? Impossible!
Detailed explanation-4: -Furthermore, Montresor never tells the reader what Fortunato actually did. He only states, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could, but when ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe, 360). Insults do not call for homicide.
Detailed explanation-5: -Montresor wants to plan revenge against Fortunato for every insult he has said to him and it being carnival time he sees it’s the perfect time to do so. He must be smart and have a well thought out plan. He sees that Fortunato is prideful he uses that against him by luring him into his homes catacomb.