Suspense is shown in the story by the characters being at a carnival where it is happy and cheerful and then it says they’re slowly going down into a dark, damp crypt. This makes the reader think that Montresor is going to hurt or kill Fortunato. This gives the reader the idea that Montresor is probably going to do something other than show Fortunato the wine. Montresor wants to make sure nobody is going to come looking for Fortunato and that’s why Montresor keeps asking Fortunato if he has plans. When Montresor asks him more than once about his plans the reader can get the idea that something bad is going to happen. This makes it a lot easier for Fortunato to go along with what Montresor asks him to do. He also takes advantage of Fortunato since he is very drunk and doesn’t know exactly what is going on. It almost seems like he is giving Fortunato a chance to turn back or Montresor isn’t wanting to kill Fortunato. Fortunato finally answers with no and Montresor decides that it will be safe to follow through with his plan. At the beginning of this story, Montresor asks Fortunato more than once, if he has somewhere that he needs to be. There are many ways that Edgar Allen Poe uses suspense, foreshadowing, and imagery in The Cask of Amontillado. “Suspense in the Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe”
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