The Cask of Amontillado
Vocabulary
Amontillado
A type of Spanish wine.
Cask
A barrel shaped container that
holds liquids.
Catacombs
An underground cemetery with tunnels and rooms
dug out for bones and coffins.
Fortunato
Montresor’s friend who
knows a lot about wine.
Montresor
Narrator or person telling the
story.
Motley
A costume with patches of
different colors like the outfit
a jester wears.
Revenge
To punish someone for
something they did wrong