The Cask Of Amontillado

"The Cask of Amontillado" is the short story, first published in 1846. The action happens in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year; the story is about a man who decided to revenge on a friend who, he believed, has insulted him. Poe conveys the story from the murderer's perspective: the narrator, Montresor, tells the story of the day that he took his revenge on Fortunato, a fellow nobleman, to an unspecified person who knows him very well. Angry over numerous injuries and some unspecified insult, he plots to murder his friend during Carnival when the man is drunk, dizzy, and defenceless...

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