Guilty by Reason of Aggravated First Degree Murder
Graham Greene once said, “A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer to himself is only an ordinary man. It is only if the murderer is a good man that he can be regarded as monstrous.” Montresor is a monstrous man in the way that he murdered Fortunato. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allan Poe, a short story, Montresor is not good man: he is a monstrosity. This ordinary man committed manslaughter because Fortunato “injured” him. Montresor seeks revenge for his injuries, by murdering Fortunato. Montresor should be found guilty of aggravated murder because he had a well thought out plan, the injuries that Montresor had to withstand, and the considerable amount of evidence of the tortuous ways that Montresor executed in order to harm Fortunato.
Montresor is guilty in killing Fortunato because he intentionally had a calculated plan before he invited Fortunato over to his home. Montresor knew that Fortunato had a weakness for wine. “I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.” (Poe 18). This evidence shows that the murder was premeditated for many reasons. According to the Illinois
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This is evidence that shows Montresor sought revenge way before he invited Fortunato into his home for some wine. In The Illinois Statute states that, “he knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm” (Illinois General Assembly--First Degree Murder, Sec. 9-1, a2). The Statute specifically states that if you intend to kill, you are guilty of murder. Montresor extorted Fortunato’s life because he “injured” him in a way that Montresor had to retaliate in a way that suited