successfully carried out the execution of his greatest enemy, Fortunato. By reading the

story it can be reasonably determined that the tactics and methods used to kill Fortunato

were skillfully thought out and pre-planned. It was not a spur of the moment murder, but a

In The Cask of Amontillado , the main character, Montresor purposely postponed

the execution of Fortunato until the "supreme madness" of the carnival season. At first the

carnival may seem to be irrelevant towards the planning of Fortunatos'' murder, but it was

actually a prime moment for Montresor to seek his revenge upon Fortunato. He had

waited for the carnival season, for a particular reason, so he would not be detected luring

Fortunato to his death. Everyone attending the "carnival" was dressed in a costume.

Montresor himself was disguised by a "black mask of silk and a roquelaure" (117) as was

Fortunato in a clown suite. Further the people at the "carnival" were under the influence

materials used to bury Fortunato. Once Fortunato was secured to the wall, Montresor

us to see"(119). Though he could not see, Montresor "fettered" Fortunato to chains

he killed Fortunato. He stated this by saying " there were no attendants at home... I had

The theory of premeditated murder can be strengthened even more by the

had pre-planned the murder of Fortunato. While Montresor and Fortunato where deep

Fortunato. Montresor had purposely planned for his servants not to be home on the night

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