Montresor is made of different metal than generally met with Poe’s horror fiction. He lures his friend into the deepest catacombs beneath the ‘palazzo’, chains him to the walk of a small alcove, seals him in behind a new brick wall, in spite of Fortunato’s fervent appeal for mercy and leaves him to court death. His planning of revenge-taking is in Jacobean spirit. He cherished a grudge against Fortunato who has been engaged in several offences against him. His speeches are interspersed with Latin and French phrases. He hails from an established wealthy family, living in a large “palazzo” with a staff of servants. He, the teller of the tale, narrates the story of his killing Fortunato fifty years before. The very name ‘ Monstresor’ means ‘my treasure’.
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