Characters
Who is the main character and narrator of the story?
Montresor
Where does Montresor lead Fortunato to carry out his plan?
catacombs
In what season does the story take place?
carnival season
This wine is the lure that Montresor uses to entice Fortunato.
Amontillado
“I must not only punish, but punish with ___.”
impunity
Who is Montresor’s “friend” and victim in the story?
Fortunato
What does Montresor offer to Fortunato to keep him moving deeper into the catacombs?
More Wine
The catacombs create this type of mood or atmosphere in the story.
dark, eerie, or suspenseful
The carnival setting symbolizes this about Montresor’s intentions.
the duality of human nature, where joy and darkness coexist.
“The thousand ___ of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon ___, I vowed revenge.”
injuries and insult
What character trait makes Fortunato an easy target for Montresor’s plan?
pride (or arrogance) in his wine connoisseurship
How does Montresor ensure his servants will not be home?
telling them that he would not be returning home.
Montresor’s family motto, “Nemo me impune lacessit,” translates to this.
“No one attacks me with impunity”
Fortunato’s jester costume is ironic because of this.
symbolizes his foolishness and the irony of his situation
Fortunato often repeats this phrase, unaware of his fate.
“For the love of God, Montresor!”
Montresor is insulted by Fortunato, leading to his plot for revenge. What is the exact nature of the insult?
ambiguous
What does Montresor do to Fortunato once he is in the alcove in the catacombs?
chains to wall
This item in Montresor’s family coat of arms foreshadows his revenge on Fortunato.
crushing a serpent
The Montresor family motto suggests this theme.
revenge
“My heart grew ___; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so.”
sick
This is the characteristic phrase Montresor uses to manipulate Fortunato into the catacombs.
“Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry”
How does Montresor ultimately seal Fortunato’s fate?
buried alive
The constant cold and damp air in the catacombs is worsened by this mold.
nitre
The wall Montresor builds around Fortunato symbolizes this aspect of Montresor’s plan.
his revenge
This quote is Montresor’s last word on his crime, revealing he’s gotten away with it for half a century.
“In pace requiescat”