The Cask of Amontillado-Edgar Allan Poe
American Literature The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe Summary " The Cask of Amontillado " has often been considered to be one of the world's most perfect short stories. The narrator, Montresor, opens the story by stating that Fortunato had hurt him a thousand times and he had suffered quietly but what made him seek revenge was when he ventured upon insult. He wants to exact this revenge, with greatest care so that he may not suffer as a result. It must be a perfect revenge, one in which Fortunato will know fully what is happening to him and in which Montresor will be forever undetected. He knew that the greatest weakness of Fortunato was drinking good wine and also he was a trained judge of them.Even Montresor knew old wines well and he bought the best he could find. One evening about dusk, during the supreme madness of carnival season, Montresor encounters his friend Fortunato. Fortunato was wearing the multi coloured ...