The Cask of Amontillado
"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado") is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in Godey's Lady's Book in November 1846.
| "The Cask of Amontillado" | |
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| CaskofAmontillado-Clarke.jpg Illustration by Harry Clarke, 1919 | |
| Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
| Published in | Godey's Lady's Book |
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| Publication date | November 1846 |
Story
The narrator [Montresor] talks to a priest about his sin. Montresor wants to take revenge on Fortunato for an insult.
During a masquerade (ball where people wear masks) in the city. Fortunato is dressed in a jester's costume. Montresor tells Fortunato he has bought a wine called amontillado. He wants Fortunato to test it to be sure it is real. Montresor leads Fortunato into his underground catacombs/wine cellar to test the wine. When there, Montressor chains Fortunato and then walls him up alive in a niche.
Fortunato cries out "For the love of God, Montresor!" to which Montresor replies, "Yes, for the love of God!" He twice calls out for a reply but hears nothing. Before placing the last stone, he drops a burning torch through the gap, but hears only the jester's bells ringing.
The crime took place 50 years before... Montressor expresses no regrets except for remarking about Fortunato: In pace requiescat! ("May he rest in peace!").
The Cask Of Amontillado Media
Engraving of Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902). Year not listed but presumed before 1850 or so.
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Wikisource has original writing related to this article: |
- "The Cask of Amontillado" - Full text of the first printing, from Godey's Lady's Book, 1846
- The Cask of Amontillado, found online at Ye Olde Library
- The Cask of Amontillado Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine at American Literature Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Full text on PoeStories.com with hyperlinked vocabulary words.
- Free-to-download MP3 dramatisation of the story Archived 2004-12-14 at the Wayback Machine (Yuri Rasovsky)
