In the beginning of both the movie and the text we learn that “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” This being stated by Montressor before the conversation about the coat of arms of the Montressors throws the words about the rampant serpent into a darker light, and adds to the sense of dread throughout the story. I think that by the filmmaker adding this, it created another way to show that Fortunato is doomed.

Actually, in the text, the reader never learns the name or any other identifying characteristics about the narrator. It is described as being “the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel”. One that I found was as Fortunato is leading the way into Montressor’s vaults, they discuss the Montressor family crest. Many differences can be found when one looks at the writing and then turns to the movie of Cask of Amontillado. In the below paragraphs, I will explain what I think are the differences between that versions and then the similarities which I will follow with explaining the effectiveness of the filmmaker as he set off to transfer the classic Poe story to screen. A movie has been made for The Cask of Amontillado, actually several were made I think. So, naturally some people would attempt to make a movie out of this, to show this story to more people who have not experienced it yet. Poe’s language, along with the video you can almost see in your head allows this story to be transformed to a chilling display of ourselves and the things we try to accomplish when dark falls and we think that no one can see us. I believe that this story was written to have the readers question how far exactly we all will go to get done what we think is right as well as show us the morbidly creative things our brains can do if we used them for such. Montressor, the narrator eventually ends up burying Fortunato alive, entombing him behind a wall of rock that Montressor had built to cover the opening of a small alcove that he had tricked the extremely drunk Fortunato into before chaining him to the wall and beginning work on the wall. The Cask of Amontillado is a story written by Edgar Allan Poe, about a man who has been wronged by one he once called friend and the steps he takes to get his revenge.

The cask of amontillado short story