Fortunato means to be favored by fortune. This definition is very true because Fortunato has been blessed with an abundance of wealth. Fortunato has a lot of family and many friends. He also seems to be sick. Fortunato has a very terrible cough which he disregards and says," It is nothing" (749). Fortunato is very subconscious. His ego sounds like it runs his life. Fortunato is the type of person that is and always has to be better then anyone else. For example," Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry" (748). Fortunato says this because he believes that if Luchresi tells the difference between the two liquors then Fortunato will have failed. The one quote that explains Fortunato fully is," Come we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was.

The relationship between Fortunato and Montresor is unique because the differences of the two men out weigh their similarities. Fortunato and Montresor would be very good companions if both would not be as stubborn. Both men believe that they are better then everyone else. This feeling eventually leads to the death of Fortunato. Montresor used his keen and sharp mind on Fortunato's innocent and gullible mind to trick Fortunato into coming with Montresor into the wine cellar to commit the ultimate sin, revenge.

You are a man to be missed...Besides there is Luchresi" (749).

Fortunato and Montresor have numerous similarities. These two men can be seen as intimate friends. Both Fortunato and Montresor share the love of old wines. Poe says," in the matter of old wines he,' meaning Fortunato.' Was sincere. In this respect I,' meaning Montresor,' did not differ from him materially" (748). This affection of wine is displayed perfectly because the whole reason Fortunato went with Montresor was to taste the Amontillado. Both of these men were from the upper-class society. This is understood because of the elegant language that the two men use and also the way Montresor and Fortunato speak of expensive wines or merchandi

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