Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic short story, “The Cask of Amontillado” discusses the revenge plan of a man named Montresor on his old friend Fortunato. Montressor reveals to the readers that he has been insulted by Fortunato and silently vows revenge on him. Montressor acts as if he is Fortunato’s friend and smiles with him like they are buddies so that his revenge plot is undetectable. During a carnival, Montresor tells Fortunato that he has purchased a pipe of Amontillado and wants to know if it is genuine or not. He says that he will instead ask Luchresi who is rumored to have tastes that are a match to Fortunato’s which causes Fortunato to become even more eager to see the wine. Montresor lures Fortunato to his family's catacombs by exploiting