A Farewell to Arms Essays (520 words) - Fiction,

The plot of The Cask of Amontillado is one of a very deep, dark, and twisted friend (Montresor) and his revenge he plans on taking upon Forunato over a simple insult. Montresor tells us a story of the night that he sought the ultimate revenge of his dear friend Forunato. The event took place during the event of Carnival. An ancient tradition just before lint that consist of parades, and vast public celebration. Montresor realizes that his friend Forunato is drink and dizzy and uses it as a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the moment. Montresor disguises a clever plot on how to bait Fortunato into his trap by convincing him that he has found an extremely rare pipe of a very rare and valuable wine that he must try. He stated that he insisted Fortunato give him his expert opinion about the wine. The wine was claimed to be in the wine cellars of the latters palazzo. While Montresor and Fortunato were deep in the latters palazzo catacombs Fortunato, drunk on wine, stated to Montre sor that he was not of the masons (a fraternal organization of late 16th and 17th century). Upon the remark Montresor, enraged at the lack of respect presented a trowel he had stashed away. During the journey through the cellars Fortunato began to request to go back since he was sick but Montresor was able to persuade him to continue on that he must try this wine. Throughout the walk Montresor provided Forunato with his family coat of arms, which was a foot crushing a snake whose fangs were embedded into the foots heel. It stood for No one attacks me with impunity. Which was ironic as the plot of the story was similar as Fortunato insulted Montresor (impunity), and Montresor which took revenge (No one attacks). Upon the location that the wonderful wine is to be at Fortunato found his self being chained to a wall, but was to drunk and confused to know what was going on. As Fortunato was chained to the wall Montresor began to brick up the niche so that Fortunato could not escape. Whil e Montresor bricked off the niche he listened aimlessly to the shakes of the chain and the hollers of Fortunato trying to get loose. As Fortunato was screaming Montresor simply mocked the cries of help back without a single ounce of remorse. After a while Fortunato figured it was a simple joke and began to laugh knowing someone was on the other end of the walled off niche waiting to help him out. Fortunato realizes soon after it is not a joke and began to cry out for Gods help, which in return was only replied back as a mockery by Montresor. Montresor began to feel sick from the event and burdened but cold hearted and resentful he continued on with his life as a lie, unrepentant of any sins he as a murderer had committed. You can tell that Montresor had not forgotten the events of that day as the author concluded at the end May he rest in peace.