An Analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado In "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a trip into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been given. Even though this is a short story, Poe creates a nightmare, almost guaranteed to give the reader a sleepless night. The plot of the story is simple. Montresor takes revenge on his friend Fortunato by luring him into the tunnels under the family estate. There he leads Fortunato into the depths of the catacombs where he buries him alive by walling him into a recess in the wall. The story is told in first person from the point of view of Montresor himself. The exposition of the story occurs when Montresor tells us that ....

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