When people begin something, it is an instinct to finish that thing, and to succeed or accomplish whatever they started. No one starts something just to get it halfway done and just leave it like that. In the Cask of Amontillado, the main character, Montresor becomes determined to get revenge on his friend Fortunato, who had hurt him many times before. He decides to not be afraid and stands up for himself to plan on how he is going to get revenge on his friend. He ends up tricking Fortunato and killing him in the end. A theme can be inferred from this story which is that if you are going to begin something then you must complete it, in this story, Edgar Allen Poe uses foreshadowing and imagery to show the reader that if you become determined to do something then you must complete it. …show more content…
Montresor states “I continued, as was my in to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my to smile now was at the thought of his immolation” (Poe 1). This a great quote that shows how he is going to destroy Fortunato later in the story. This tells the reader how determined he is in completing his revenge, this is because Fortunato had hurt him and he wanted to hurt him back in a way that Fortunato cannot get him back; subsequently, that’s what caused him to have the feeling of killing him to complete his goal. Another quote from the story that displays Poe’s use of foreshadowing is “As I said these words, I busied myself among the pile of bones of which I have before spoken. Throwing them aside, I soon uncovered a quantity of building stone and mortar” (Poe 5). This example tells the reader that Poe is still determined to accomplish his revenge he is beginning to make a wall to trap Fortunato, he uses foreshadowing because it helps give the reader hints as to what could happen to Fortunato later in the