Cask of Amontillado

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According to the story, The Cask Of Amontillado, Montresor didn’t feel remorse at the start but after he does the job he feels terrible because he thought that fortunato deserved to die until he realises, he was the one to killed him. Montresor created a whole plan to kill fortunato which shows that he never once felt like he was doing something terrible. In order to get revenge, montresor tricked fortunato and the servants. He was willing to do anything to kill fortunato. An quote that shows that montresor was trying to make fortunato feel safe and secure is “True-True,” I replied “and, indeed, I had no intention of alarming you unnecessarily;but you should use all the proper caution. A draught of this Medoc will defend us from damps.” Montresor kept making fortunato feel comfortable with being alone with him. After Montresor killed Fortunato he said ”My heart grew sick-on account of the dampness of the catacombs and he said”In pace requiescat” which means rest in peace. The quotes show that Montresor felt remorse for killing fortunato but still thought that he deserved it. The main evidence that states that montresor felt remorse in the end is when he went to check the bell. According to the story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor initially doesn’t feel remorse until the job was completed. Montresor created a step by step plan to fulfil his revenge on Fortunato. Montresor was willing to go to any extent in order to fulfil his quench. He tries to act like he was concerned about Fortunato’s health. “True-True,” I replied “and, indeed, I had no intention of alarming you unnecessarily;but you should use all the proper caution. A draught of this Medoc will defend us from damps.” Although, Montresor is after all human, and he regretted the actions he made. ”My heart grew sick-on account of the dampness of the catacombs and he said”In pace requiescat” which means

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