ego by saying that someone else was as good a judge of wine as he. Then Montresor tricks Fortunato into believing that there lies an expensive bottle of wine in the depths of his catacombs. When they finally reach their destination, Montresor shackles him to the wall, constructs a tomb around him using bricks, and leaves him there to die. It is indicated in the past that Fortunato has hurt Montresor many times, “the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” From the very beginning of the story, one can obviously see that Montresor thinks that Fortunato has wronged him. His plan for vengeance is easily seen through his actions and his thoughts. There is no indication of what Fortunato thinks about Montresor. It can only be assumed that he trusts him because he follows him into the catacombs, and up until the last moments before the last brick is put into place, he still holds onto the idea that Montresor is playing a joke on him. “Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! A very good joke, indeed-an excellent jest.” Montresor is successful in his plan for vengeance. He succeeds in having Fortunato follow him into the catacombs and in no time at all he had him up against the wall. Throwing the chain around him was easily accomplished in seconds. Then tier-by-tier, Montresor constructed Fortunato’s tomb of bricks around him. When Montresor called out to him, he heard nothing and thus his plan was complete. Throughout the entire story one could see how Montresor completely manipulated Fortunato and lead him to his demise. His vengeful nature made him unable to rethink the evil deed he had just committed. His only concern was to avenge the insults that he perceived. He succeeded in taking someone’s life without ever revealing his dark side to anyone. ...
