First of all, there are basic features which the two characters Montresor and Fortunato have in common, namely, both of them live in Italy and have a good knowledge about wine, and therefore are passionate wine collectors and of course also wine drinkers, but of course no alcoholics.

When Montresor runs into Fortunato at dusk one evening during the carnival season, he is thrilled to see him because he may now finally carry out the devious plan that he has been dreaming up: to lure Fortunato to his wine cellar under the precipice of tasting a fine Amontillado and to then murder him.

He will, presumably, die of lack of water in a few days. So, you can answer it in a coupleof ways, I guess — he kills him by walling him up or he kills him by not giving him water.

Pride in knowledge of wines (95). Why are there no attendants at the narrator’s palazzo? Revenge can only happen if you are not caught and if the victim knows you did it (95). Example of dramatic irony in “The Cask of Amontillado.”

Why does Montresor make sure Fortunato drinks a lot of wine? Montresor makes Fortunato drink a lot of wine so that he doesn’t suspect anything to be going on, because his in drunk. It makes it easier for Montresor to get his revenge. Fortunato is not in the right state of mind and he doesn’t know what is going on.

So he had no way of defending himself should Montresor attack him with his rapier. Montresor was obsessed with impunity. He wanted to be sure to not get caught. Since they went down into the crypt and no one knew they were there, and he walled Fortunado up so that no one would be able to find him.

Fortunato’s affinity for wine and his excessive pride are also significant character flaws that lead to his demise. Fortunato is clearly inebriated during his interactions with Montresor, which affects his judgment and causes him to let his guard down.

Fortunato’s pride on his connosseurship on wine lead his to his own death and Montresor’s pride for his family name lead his to psychological problems and to becoming a criminal. Furthermore, this story emphasizes that people has to be carful with the decisions they made.

Several flaws lead to Fortunato’s downfall. First, he takes pride in his wine tasting abilities. Montresor knows this and uses it against him. He lures him to the catacombs by offering to let him taste a cask of amontillado, the highest grade of sherry.

Luchesi is Fortunato’s rival in wine tasting. Montresor doesn’t really need to bring up Luchesi to lure Fortunato to his dire fate. The prospect of Amontillado is enough. Luchesi is a kind of insurance for Montresor.