“The Cask of Amontillado”
1.
Plot: Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato
by killing him in the cellar.
Climax: Montresor inserts the final brick and
Fortunado desperately laughs, realizing this is
no joke.
2. Characters: Montresor (protagonist) and
Fortunato (antagonist), both static
3.
Setting: Italy, during carnival, in the
catacombs beneath Montresor’s home
4. Conflict: man vs. self—Montresor is insane
with revenge, and the only solution he sees is
to kill Fortunato.
Man vs. man—Montresor kills Fortunato.
5.
Theme: Revenge can drive people to
commit unspeakable crimes.
6.
Suspense: 1. Is Montresor going to kill
Fortunato? 2. What is the trowel for? 3.
Why does Montresor hate Fortunato?
7.
Mood: intense, obsessive, insane, ironic,
angry
8.
Foreshadow: 1. Revenge in the 1st paragraph
2. “I will not die of a cough” 3. “Here’s to
your long life” 4. the trowel/Mason
discussion 5. motto
9.
Symbolism: none
10. POV: 1st person