Characters
This character plans revenge for "a thousand insults"
Montresor
A word meaning a response to a wrong or injury, getting payback.
Revenge
Montresor flatters Fortunato about this to gain his trust
Fortunato is a wine expert
Where does most of the story take place (NOT where it starts)
The catacombs under Montresor's home
This "friend" is proud of his knowledge about wine.
Fortunato
Being rude or disrespectful to someone; the motivation for Montresor's revenge.
Insult
Montresor smiles at Fortunato and pretends to be friendly to him while planning revenge against him.
Name this character trait/behavior
Being two-faced, fake, deceitful
What holiday/event provides an excuse or cover story for Montresor's plan and Fortunato's behavior
Carnival
Identify the protagonist AND say why it is them.
Montresor
His choices create the conflict and plot events
A large wooden container for wine; shaped like a barrel
Cask
He told the servants to stay home since he will be away, knowing they would immediately leave.
How does the story build suspense while Montresor is working on his revenge
They keep stopping, he tells Fortunato again and again to go back because he is sick, so we don't know if they will continue.
Identify the antagonist AND why it is different than in most stories
Fortunato
He is the "enemy" of the main character but he's not the one doing bad things in the story.
An underground cemetery made of tunnels and "vaults" (rooms for coffins)
Catacomb
Montresor uses Fortunato's pride to lure him in for the revenge - explain.
He tells him he will have his main rival Luchresi taste the rare and expensive Amontillado
Describe the climax of the story (Montresor's revenge)
He chains Fortunato to a wall inside a small niche (tiny room) and closes it with a brick wall.
Identify a minor character or group from the story and explain their role (what do they provide to the story)
Montresor's servants - His use of reverse psychology to get them to leave shows us his sneakiness
Luchresi - Montresor talks about him to make Fortunato jealous so that he'll come to see the wine.
Use ALL FOUR vocabulary words to write a sentence summarizing the story.
Revenge Insult Catacomb Cask
(Example:) Montresor wants revenge because Fortunato insulted him, so he takes him to the catacombs to see a made up cask of Amontillado.
Explain how Montresor uses Fortunato's character traits (AT LEAST TWO) to get his revenge.
Pride - makes him jealous of his rival testing the wine
Drunkenness - keeps giving him more wine so he is unstable
Trust/Friendship - pretends he's worried about Fortunato's health, telling him to go back (reverse psychology again)
Tell how a part of the story shows a major theme (lesson or message about... pride, revenge, justice, etc.)
Fortunato's insistence on seeing the Amontillado shows how pride can cause people to take risks or lead to problems.
Montresor's detailed plan to trap Fortunato shows how revenge can take up all your attention and effort.
Montresor's retelling of the story 5o years later shows that regret or guilt can have a lasting impact even more than the reason you originally did the thing you regret.