Saturday, 19 July 2014

In "The Cask of Amontillado," who are the direct and indirect characters?

The direct characters in are Montresor (the first-person
narrator) and the ironically-named Fortunato, his inadvertent enemy. No one else appears in the
story, but reference is made to several indirect characters.

Luchesi is a man
known to both Montresor and Fortunato. He has a reputation as a connoisseur of wine and is
therefore a rival to Fortunato in this respect. Fortunato contemptuously dismisses his
expertise, but this may be mere bravado. Montresor uses repeated references to Luchesi as a form
of reverse psychology to lure Fortunato into the vault.

Montresor's
disobedient servants are also mentioned. We do not know how many there are, but the fact that he
has several makes us question his claim to be a ruined man. He has expressly told them to stay
in the house and is cynically certain that this is the way to ensure their departure.


Lady Fortunato is mentioned by her unfortunate husband. She will be waiting, in
company, at the palazzo. This establishes...

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