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The summary of 

"The Cask of Amontillado" and answer the following questions.  

Who is Fortunato?

 -Fortunato means in (Italian for “fortunate”) wears the multi-coloured costume of the

jester, including a cone cap with bells. He is fond of wine.  

Who is Montresor? 

-Montresor, face covered in a black silk mask, Montresor represents not blind justice but

rather its Gothic opposite: biased revenge. The one who killed Fortunato.  

What is Amontillado? 

-Amontillado is a type of wine, specifically, a dry, red sherry, named after the Montilla

region of Spain. The reason this is significant, is that a cask of this type of wine is very

tempting to someone who is quite the fan of alcohol, as the one who had wronged the

narrator was in this story.  

What lines did you remember from the story?

  "For the love of God, Montresor!"  

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