The horror that presents itself in “The Cask of Amontillado”, as in many of Poe's stories, lies in the little evidence found in Montresor's alleged “insult” and the “ a thousand wounds” by Fortunato. (insert quote here) Poe's story “The Cask of Amontillado” presents revenge through secret murder as a method of avoiding the use of the legal system to bring him justice. The law has no place in Montresor's life, and the enduring terror of the tale is the epitome of execution without evidence. (insert quote here) Montresor subjects himself to reliving Fortunato's inadvertent offense over and over causing Montresor's anger to grow. In Montresor's mind he then appoints him to judge Fortunato's fate in this story, which is Fortunato's enviable death. This is why Montresor becomes an unpredictable narrator. (insert quote here) Montresor admits what he did in his story some fifty years after its release. (insert quote here) Such a large amount of time between the actual events and the telling of the story makes the telling of events less reliable and feel more like fiction. The story “The Barrel of Amontillado” has a distorted interpretation, it can be interpreted in many ways. The fact that many different people find the meaning of the story differently, it all depends on the horrible destination of the story. Poe's fantastic use of imagery gives insight into questioning his character's motivations. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor's face was covered by a black mask, not only representing blind justice but also revenge. In contrast to Montresor's attire, Fortunato wears a colorful jester's costume, and is precisely and terribly deceived by Montresor's below deck... middle of paper... The line Fortunato says: “For the love of God, Montrésor!” has sparked quite a bit of controversy. they suggest (insert quote here) that Montresor has finally brought Fortunato into the abyss of despair, seen through his invocation of a God who has left Montresor behind. Other critics argue that Fortunato ridicules “the love of God,” thus making use of the same irony with which Montresor successfully managed to lure him into the catacombs. Those were Fortunato's last words, and in the intense desperation Montresor displays in response he implies that he wants Fortunato more than he is willing to admit. Only when Montresor shouts Fortunato's name twice aloud, without response, does Montresor's heart ache. Fortunato's reasons for remaining silent are vague, but perhaps his refusal to respond to Montresor is a kind of desperate victory in an otherwise disastrous situation..