Topic > Revenge: A Relentless Force in Poe's Literature

For example, one clear piece is “Montresor's use of the word “friend” in reference to Fortunato, a man Montresor hates enough to kill. Another situation of strong irony is the name of Fortunato, which in Italian is lucky, where he clearly becomes the victim of Montesor's difficult revenge. Montresor also provides many examples of irony with Fortunato. A case in point was his behavior towards his victim, clearly stating "It must be understood that neither with words nor with deeds had I given Fortunato reason to doubt my good will. I continued as usual to smile in his face, and he did not" perceive that my smile was now at the thought of his immolation." (Poe par. 2). par. 5). In this case Fortunato believes he was approached for his experience in wine, but in reality he is satisfied because the "madness" of the carnival was a privileged interval in which the murder could take place it is Montresor's continued efforts in convincing Fortunato not to taste Amontillado in the event of Fortunato's worsening health. Later, when Fortunato exclaims, "I will not die of coughing." with "true". (Poe par. 36/37) then toasts Fortunato's "long life", which he will then put an end to. The conversation regarding the Freemasons presents an ironic misunderstanding, which Fortunato refers to