Montresor says he has suffered a "thousand" injuries from Fortunato but that, in the end, it is an insult that leads him to plot revenge. However, although he feels his pride has been damaged, Montresor never reveals exactly what the final, unforgivable insult was that led him to believe he needed to protect his pride and family honor through murdering another person in a horrendous way.
We have to wonder if the actual injuries and...
Montresor says he has suffered a "thousand" injuries from Fortunato but that, in the end, it is an insult that leads him to plot revenge. However, although he feels his pride has been damaged, Montresor never reveals exactly what the final, unforgivable insult was that led him to believe he needed to protect his pride and family honor through murdering another person in a horrendous way.
We have to wonder if the actual injuries and insult have gradually become less important to Montresor as he stuffs down his anger—smiling and pretending everything is fine—and then consumes himself with plotting vengeance. The revenge seems to have taken on a mad life of its own. One wonders what Fortunato could possibly have done that was so terrible that he deserves the fate of a slow death walled up in a catacomb.
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