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TheThe caskcask of of AmontilladoAmontillado

MONTRESOR: He is another MONTRESOR: He is another Italian nobleman who, he Italian nobleman who, he said, had been insulted by said, had been insulted by Fortunato and bowed fatal Fortunato and bowed fatal revenge. revenge.

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FORTUNATO: He is an FORTUNATO: He is an Italian nobleman who was Italian nobleman who was an expert in matter of old an expert in matter of old wines and liked drinking a wines and liked drinking a lot.lot.

In Poe’s times, maybe In Poe’s times, maybe during the early 1700s, in during the early 1700s, in Italy.Italy.

The carnival feasts, The carnival feasts, welcoming Lent.welcoming Lent.Montresor´s catacombs.Montresor´s catacombs.

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→ Introduction given by Introduction given by Montresor, explaining Montresor, explaining the causes that had led the causes that had led him to act in the way he him to act in the way he was going to act.was going to act.

→ Presentation of Presentation of Fortunato as an expert Fortunato as an expert in the matter of old in the matter of old wines.wines.

→During some carnival During some carnival feasts, Montresor found feasts, Montresor found Fortunato, who was Fortunato, who was happily drunk.happily drunk.

→ NOTE:NOTE: Fortunato was Fortunato was wearing a tight-fitting wearing a tight-fitting parti-striped dress and, parti-striped dress and, on his head, he wore a on his head, he wore a conical cap with bells.conical cap with bells.

→ Montresor used irony Montresor used irony to make Fortunato to make Fortunato believe he had bought a believe he had bought a pipe of a very exquisite pipe of a very exquisite wine called Amontilladowine called Amontillado

→ He insinuated he was He insinuated he was in his look for Luchresi, in his look for Luchresi, who would surely tell who would surely tell him if the wine was him if the wine was original or not.original or not.

→Fortunato plainly Fortunato plainly announced that he was announced that he was going to taste the going to taste the Amontillado. After all, Amontillado. After all, “Luchresi cannot tell “Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Amontillado from Sherry”.Sherry”.

→They marched down They marched down the catacombs of the the catacombs of the Montresors’. The place Montresors’. The place was full of casks, filled was full of casks, filled with wine and with with wine and with skelletons.skelletons.

→Montresor kept him Montresor kept him from becoming sober as from becoming sober as they kept descending to they kept descending to the bottom of the the bottom of the catacombs.catacombs.

→Fortunato revealed he Fortunato revealed he was part of the masons’ was part of the masons’ brotherhood. brotherhood. Montresor, then, Montresor, then, showed him a trowel he showed him a trowel he was carring.was carring.→What was this for?What was this for?

→They kept descending… They kept descending… The air was denser and The air was denser and oxygen scarced… oxygen scarced… Montresor led Fortunato Montresor led Fortunato into a niche and chained into a niche and chained him there.him there.

→Montresor kept Montresor kept mocking his companion as mocking his companion as he built a brick wall over he built a brick wall over the entrance with the the entrance with the trowel he was carring.trowel he was carring.

→Fortunato came back Fortunato came back from his intoxication: from his intoxication: Montresor could hear a Montresor could hear a cry from the depth of the cry from the depth of the recess and some furious recess and some furious vibrations of the chain.vibrations of the chain.

→Montresor, then, Montresor, then, decided that he would decided that he would hearken in the satisfaction hearken in the satisfaction of listening to the poor of listening to the poor fellow’s desperation signs.fellow’s desperation signs.

→But… a succession of But… a succession of loud and shrill screams loud and shrill screams bursting out of the bursting out of the chained figure thrust him chained figure thrust him violently back. It made violently back. It made him hesitate and tremble.him hesitate and tremble.

→ Now, feeling slightly Now, feeling slightly bad, he hurried on the bad, he hurried on the work he was now work he was now finishing.finishing.

““Ha! Ha! Ha! --- he! he! he! Ha! Ha! Ha! --- he! he! he! --- a very good joke, indeed --- a very good joke, indeed --- an excellent jest. We --- an excellent jest. We will have many a rich laugh will have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo -- about it at the palazzo -- he! he! he! --- over our he! he! he! --- over our wine -- he! he! he!” wine -- he! he! he!”

→Now, just a brick was Now, just a brick was missing and, when he was missing and, when he was going to fit it, a laugh going to fit it, a laugh came from inside the came from inside the niche… it said:niche… it said:

→Finally, Fortunato didn´t Finally, Fortunato didn´t answer back… the last answer back… the last thing Montresor heard was thing Montresor heard was a jingling of the bells… His a jingling of the bells… His heart now did grew sick.heart now did grew sick.

→And Montresor tried to And Montresor tried to answer back with force, answer back with force, but inside himself he felt but inside himself he felt sick.sick.

→And Montresor hastened And Montresor hastened to end his labour.to end his labour.

→And for half a century And for half a century that cask remained that cask remained untouched.untouched.

IN PACE REQUIESCAT!IN PACE REQUIESCAT!

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