The Cask of Amontidillo

The Cask of Amontillado Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” is characterized by irony, and is filled with trickery, deception, and revenge to explain the psychology of the characters. The entire story is based on revenge and trickery. Not only does the main character want revenge, but he wants to enjoy it. The two characters in “The Cask of Amontillado” are Fortunato and Montresor. Fortunato is an eminently successful man. He enjoys the good …showed first 75 words of 459 total…

…showed last 75 words of 459 total…is not exactly a murderer’s outfit. Another example is Fortunato’s name. His name would hint to you that he might be the fortunate one. However, this isn’t true either. In conclusion, Poe’s story is characterized by irony, and is filled with trickery, deception, and revenge. The main goal of the main character in this story was to not only get revenge but to enjoy it. As you can see, he did.