"The Cask of Amontillado"

Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is another dark short story. Montresor plans revenge on Fortunado because of his insults. Montresor plans to have Fortunado over into his cellar to taste a new wine. When he gets him down there, he chains him to a rock and buries him within the wall. Fifty years later he admits the murder of Fortunado.

This story is extremely similar to "The Black Cat." In both stories, the protagonist acts to get revenge on someone who has wronged them. Both the main characters wife and Fortunado are murdered becuase what they did to the main character. His wife did not want him to kill the second cat in "Black Cat" and Fortunado insulted Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado." Both events led to their eventual murder. It was interesting to see how similar the killings were in both Poe stories. Both the wife and Fortunado were put in a wall which was then sealed up with plaster.

The writing of the story is in a very old fashioned vernacular. It makes it difficult at times to follow the meaning of the story. The story was fast moving, and creepy which made it appealing and a good read.