The Cask of Amontillado Group

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fredbuddy
fredbuddy
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High School - 10th Grade

Why is carnival season an ideal time for Montresor to carry out his plan?

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Posted by fredbuddy on Wednesday May 27, 2009 at 3:54 PM and tagged with carnival season, characters, montressor, plot, setting.

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  1. troutmiller Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    During the carnival season everyone will be partying and drinking. This is a great opportunity for Montresor to let his servants skip out for the weekend and he can lure Fortunado into his "basement" --catacombs--to check out a cask of wine.  This wine is fictional, but he pretends to have such a cask and "has his doubts" about it.  By playing up to Fortunado's pride and the fact that he's a bit drunk, Montresor is able to talk him into coming over so he can kill him.  Everyone else will be busy and not notice thier disappearance.

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    Posted by troutmiller on Wednesday May 27, 2009 at 5:33 PM