The Cast of Amontillado

The Cast of Amontillado The Cast of Amontillado is a short fiction story full of irony and symbolism. In the beginning Montresor, the narrator, saying, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” Simply by reading the first sentence of the story, it is easy to see that Montresor is vengeful and plans to get revenge on Fortunato. Fortunato, wich is ironic …showed first 75 words of 759 total…

…showed last 75 words of 759 total…he was being chained to the wall by Montresor, “He was too much astounded to resist.” “ The Cast of Amontillado” is filled with many ironies and also life lessons; such as know who your real friends are. Fortunato thought his real friend was Montresor when, in fact, Montresor was anything but a friend. Not only did Montresor fake his sincerity towards Fortunato, he was also vengeful and very intelligent in his actions to kill Fortunato.