A man is seeking revenge on another man named Fortunado. The way he will seek his avenge is by attacking Fortunado's weakness, which is his love for wine. This ends up getting Fortunado in trouble and eventually is enclosed in a catacomb.
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The Montresor's are a well- known family and are very wealthy. They have the power and money to do whatever and buy whatever they want. The narrator of this story is using his wealth in order to get what he wants, or in other words, manipulating. He buys a cask of Amontillado which is quite expensive and uses it you lure Fortunado to his death. I don't understand how someone of such wealth would want to use it for evil. When you think of those whom are wealthy in our times, they usually give back to the community. The Montresor's never really show this in the story, “The Cask of Amontillado”.
The socioeconomic of this story does make a difference in how people are treated and respected. Obviously the Montresor’s are well respected and known because of their money and that is why Fortunato is so easily lured into Montresor’s catacombs. Not only does Fortunato trust Montresor, but he also has a deep love for wine. As Fortunato, he doesn’t have the money to buy expensive wine, so when the opportunity arises he must take it. This is the plan of Montresor, because he knows that Fortunato will fall for this trap. The plan is easily executed because of the power Montresor has as wealthy person. He is able to tell the servants that they don’t have come to work because of the carnival going on. This give Montresor the opportunity to lure Fortunado into the catacomb, where he chains Fortunato to the wall and put a brick wall up so Fortunato will never be able to escape.
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