At only five pages, it has been widely adapted and regularly assigned to high school english students. "The Cask of Amontillado" is one of Poe's most famous short stories. The story ends with the reveal that the murder happened 50 years ago and Fortunato's body still hangs down there. Montresor then builds a wall sealing the niche with Fortunato inside as Fortunato reacts with first nervous laughter, then terror. Montresor brings the inebriated Fortunato to a niche in his cellar and quickly chains him to the wall. On the night of a carnival, Montresor lures Fortunato, who is dressed as a jester, down to his wine cellar on the pretense of having him try a cask of rare amontillado sherry wine. "The Cask of Amontillado" is told from the narrative perspective of Montresor, an Italian nobleman relating the tale of how he murdered his friend Fortunato, who he believes insulted him in an unspecified way.
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