In this world, revenge, among all other things, depicts humans who desire revenge as mad, crazy, untrustworthy, but also indirectly shows them as mysterious and cunning humans . The concept behind revenge is very simple and the intent of all those seeking revenge is harm. Montressor, the protagonist, in Edgar Allen Poe's story, The Cask of Amontillado, is full of hatred for Fortunato, although the reason is unknown. Marcus Aurelius once said, “To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.” Revenge is not for decent people, and Montressor is clearly blinded by his hatred, to the point that Montressor is deemed untrustworthy, and his devious and mysterious ways are hidden by the party atmosphere of the story. The mysterious actions along with Montressor's crazy ways lead the reader to deem the narrator unreliable. Montressor immediately begins his story by saying: “I had borne Fortunato's thousand insults as best I could; but when he dared to insult me, I swore revenge” (Poe 344). As seen in this quote, and with the words that follow immediately after, Montressor does not clearly tell us what the reason for his revenge is, leaving the reader uncertain. The tone in which the story is told also creates an atmosphere of unreliability for anything that is not thoroughly explained. Immediately, the reader judges the narrator to be untrustworthy based on the first paragraph of the story. Furthermore, Montressor does not appear to have a photographic memory; however, his impeccable memory of even the smallest detail raises eyebrows. Furthermore, in the modern day, one of the most common defenses against murder is insanity, which may very well be the case in this story. Poe writes: “For half a century no mortal has disturbed them. With requiescat rhythm!” (351). The fact that...... middle of paper ...... SHOULD DO IT AGAIN LATER Here, Montresor is intoxicating Fortunato into drinking the wine to make him easier to influence. He planned everything with such detail and in the end his cunning led to what he wanted, which was to pull off a stunt that follows his checklist. Another part of Montresor's plan was to act friendly towards Foruntato. He says: “'You are rich, respected, admired, loved; you are happy'” (Poe 347). The huge number of adjectives used is clearly intended to flatter, to gain trust. From here, Montresor acts on Fortunato, and his cunning helps him achieve his goal, Fortunato's death. Although he appears thoughtful, Montressor is truly evil with his intentions, and his mysteriousness and cunning help establish the fact that he is untrustworthy. Montresor killed, and everyone who kills is untrustworthy and crazy. Poe describes Montresor as unreliable.