Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” features a unique symbolism of the repression of homosexual desire and the damaging effects of a society that promotes such behavior. The short story details the process of imprisoning that which the narrator despises—both literally and metaphorically. Queer analytical lens brings the homoerotic undertones of the tale to light. Focusing predominantly on sexuality illuminates the metaphorical imprisonment and repression of the narrator’s homoerotic tendencies. The narrator suppresses his sexuality and displaces his hatred onto Fortunato due to societal pressures to stifle something considered taboo and heinous. Queer theory analyzes the role of sexuality in literary works and its influence on the