The Cask of Amontillado Characters

Montresor (if that’s his real name), our narrator, is Mr. Sinister. He’s the guy you don’t want to meet in an underground graveyard, or anywhere else. He’s a cold and ruthle...

At first glance, Fortunato seems easier to identify with than Montresor. It’s much simpler to relate to the victim than to the victimizer. But, in some ways, he seems even more foreign to the...

Luchesi isn’t really a character. He’s more of a plot device. He helps drive the action. Luchesi is Fortunato’s rival in wine tasting. Montresor doesn’t really need to bring...

When Fortunato comments on how big the catacombs are, Montresor implies that all the bodies in the place are dead members of the Montresor family. There seem to be quite a lot of them. This is befo...