The story begins with Montresor's monologue, explaining why he wants revenge on Fortunado, actually a friend of his. "I had borne Fortunato's thousand wounds as best I could, but when he ventured to insult him, I swore revenge." Although the writer does not give a detailed explanation of what, on earth, Fortunato did with the "thousand wounds", we still feel Montresor's anger, burning in his mind. He wants revenge, in his own way. “It must be understood that neither by my words nor by my actions had I given Fortunato a reason to doubt my good will. I continued, as usual, to smile in his face, and he did not realize that my smile NOW was at the thought of his immolation. He knew Fortunato's characteristics well, including his weak point. This is how he took revenge. The main characters of this story are Montresor and Fortunado. Montresor wants revenge on Fortunado. He is a disturbed man who seeks revenge. He planned the whole revenge perfectly. Montresor himself was skilled in Italian vintages. As mentioned above, he knows his friend Fortunado well – Fortunado was crazy about wine tasting and “took pride in his wine expertise.” From start to finish, Montresor's language, mood and action do not really change by chance, including the hidden meaning of what he says. His voice has no diversion, no explanation and even no emotion. His words are full of irony, such as "For God's sake!" and “to the buried who rest around us”. All these things indicate that he is a man with a spirit full of vengeance. He desperately wants to kill Fortunato, but in the meantime he is also careful to act. Fortunato comes from Italy. He is a friend of Montresor, and who Show...... middle of paper ...... in an unnamed European city. The venue quickly transitions from the light activities associated with such a festival to the dank and dark catacombs. This helps establish the sinister atmosphere of the story. It seems that all the stages are well set for Montresor's revenge. There are bones and catacombs, and of course the Amontillado. We can say Montresor's strong goal. We can even infer the author's purpose from this story. The whole story is a bit twisted. From my point of view, the author wants to show that everyone can have the inner feeling of killing or avenging someone. People won't do it in real life, but they try to do it in their minds. This actually happens. The story shows different types of human beings, including ego, sense of self, flash of anger, urge to kill, feeling of hatred, and a strong spirit of control..