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THE BARREL OF AMONTILLADO-EDGAR ALLAN POE

  • The revenge

    The revenge
    Mr. Montresor had to take revenge on Fortunato, because of an injury, neither in word nor deed had Fortunato reason to suspect his good will towards the
  • The weak point

    The weak point
    Mr. Montresor continued as usual with his endless smile and Fortunato could not see that his smile had as its origin to take his life.
    Fortunato had a weak affinity, he always prided himself on his knowledge in wines
  • In the carnival

    In the carnival
    One afternoon in the madness of the carnival, Mr. Montresor met Fortunato, dressed as a clown, told him that he had received a barrel of amontillado but that he had doubts, Fortunato was surprised.
    Mr. Montresor told him that he was afraid he would not find him and would look for Mr. Luchesi, but Fortunato said let's go to his cellars
  • In the palace

    In the palace
    They arrived at the palace and the servants were not there, they took two torches and followed the road to the cellars.
    Mr. Montresor noticed a sharp cough from Fortunato and told him, "Let's go fortunato, the cellars are cold and you could get worse," but Fortunato continued. They reached the deepest enclosures of the catatombs.
  • The deception

    The deception
    When they were in the crypt, Mr. Montresor chained Fortunato, took the key and stepped back, began to cover the entrance with construction stones, Fortunato began to scream and then laughed thinking it was a joke and said to Mr. Montresor that it was a good joke, Fortunato replied, for the love of God Montresor.
  • The end

    The end
    After a while there was silence and Mr. Montresor called Fortunato without getting an answer, then introduced a torch through a hole and let it fall, hurried to finish and with much effort put the last stone, covered with dough and for half century nobody has touched them.