How Is Montresor Reliable

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Have you ever been to a wine cellar? Is it dark, scary and eerie? Well, in “The Cask of Amontillado,” the wine cellar is where it takes place. The main characters Fortunato and Montresor go down to the wine cellar to taste Amontillado (a rich wine). But the twist is that Montresor wants to kill Fortunato, and Fortunato doesn’t know. Montresor goes down into the the cold, dark cellar full of nitrate with Fortunato to taste the wine with Fortunato unprepared for what will happen. The reader can trust the narrator in “The Cask of Amontillado” to accurately portray events in the short story. This is because Montresor had a reason to kill Fortunato and had everything ready and planned everything out so he could have everything he needed. My first …show more content…

This evidence proves that the narrator is not insane because he was prepared. Montresor was trying to trick Fortunato into turning back, so he wouldn’t suspect Montresor trying to kill him if he was trying to make him turn back. This is all part of Montresor’s plan. Another piece of evidence to prove that Montresor is reliable is, “With these materials and with the aid of my trowel, I began vigorously to wall up the entrance of the niche. I had scarcely laid the first tier of my masonry when I discovered that the intoxication of Fortunato had in great measure worn off.” (75-76). This evidence proves that Montresor was prepared to kill Fortunato because he had bricks and blocks and the chains to tie Fortunato up all ready for Fortunato. These reasons prove that the narrator can portray accurate events because he has a good reason to kill Fortunato and has it all planned out. My second reason that the narrator can be trusted is because Montresor had a smart way of tricking Fortunato, but still told the readers his …show more content…

This shows that Montresor is being very nice to Fortunato. He is telling him he looks good today and telling him he looks good and that he’s happy to see him. This is tricking Fortunato into thinking that Montresor is being friendly to him and likes him. Another piece of evidence to prove that Montresor was being nice is, “My friend, no; I will not impose upon your good nature.” (19). This evidence proves my point that Montresor was being nice to Fortunato because he called Fortunato “My friend” referring to him and Fortunato as friends. Fortunato is believing what he is saying, and being nice back. Throughout the whole story, even though Montresor is faking liking Fortunato, he still lets us know how he really feels about Fortunato. These reasons prove that the narrator can portray accurate events because Montresor has a smart plan on tricking Fortunato that he and Fortunato were friends. The reader can trust the narrator in “The Cask of Amontillado” to accurately portray events in the short story because Montresor had a reason to kill Fortunato and had everything ready and planned everything out so he could have everything he needed. This shows that you can trust him because he thinks things through and is proud of his

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