When people fail to resolve their conflicts and differences, murder often crosses their minds to solve any problems they may have. Murders around the world ruin families and friendships, and leave victims and witnesses irreparably broken. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor murders the man who insulted him because he premeditates the crime and expresses remorse for his truculent actions. First, Montresor premeditates the crime of first-degree murder prior to the actual day of the crime. Montresor speaks of getting “…avenged…” after Fortunato insults him, indicating that murdering his friend would give himself revenge (Poe 61). He refers to the murder he plans on committing to avenge himself for the insults Fortunato said, when speaking of vengeance. The want for retribution can drive people to do unspeakable things, including murder, so when Montresor speaks of vengeance, he signifies that he considers committing the crime he’s guilty for. On the other hand, Fortunato had insulted Montresor numerous times before, and Montresor never acted. In the past, Montresor’s victim had “…ventured upon…” various “…insult[s]” toward him (Poe 61). Although Fortunato had insulted him previously, Montresor planned his murder months prior …show more content…
After burying Fortunato alive and sealing him in the walls of the catacombs, Montresor walks away and leaves his victim to die a slow, agonizing death. When the catacombs go silent and his victims screams cease, Montresor’s heart “…grow[s] sick” showing his contrition (Poe 67). When Montresor’s heart grows sick it displays a feeling of guilt for murdering his old friend; however, it also proves that he had gone through with his plan and locked Fortunato away for good. To show remorse to feel guilt for something you performed; when Montresor shows guilt for his crimes, he proves that he went through with them and should get blamed for the