An Analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Alan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is a story of revenge, hatred and murder. "The Cask of Amontillado" contains two main characters, Montresor, and Fortunato. In the story Poe explains how time after time Fortunato has injured Montresor and has now even insulted his pride. Due to the many injuries that Fortunato has caused, Montresor has secretly plotted revenge. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne …showed first 75 words of 841 total…

…showed last 75 words of 841 total…be using these skills to build Fortunato's grave. For fifty years, Montresor writes, no one has disturbed the catacombs. Montresor has achieved his goal of squashing the snake under his boot, and can now sit down with a smile on his face knowing that he has received revenge. Even after fifty years, Montresor is able to live in peace, but at every glance of his arms, he can still feel something biting at his heel.