Montresor is actually making a comment on Fortunato, in the sense of his name. “My dear Fortunato, you are fortunately met.” This story is what I call dramatic irony. As I said before, readers understand what is happening even when the character doesn't. Foreshadowing. Another huge literary element. Cask, the first major word in the story's title, similarly, it almost looks like a coffin. Montresor tells Fortunato about the Amontillado pipe he recently purchased. Fortunato's response: "How? Amontillado? A blowjob? In the middle of a carnival?" The answer is not necessarily addressed to Montresor, as he believed. It was about the fact that wine had been purchased while they were in the middle of a carnival. Montresor smiles, while still harboring thoughts of deceit and hatred. He makes it seem like Fortunato will have to follow him to prove he's a better option than Luchresi. A man who apparently doesn't know how to distinguish his wines. Montresor does not care about Fortunato or his health. Yet he pretends to persuade him to turn back because of a cough. Fortunato rejected his request. Fortunato is unaware of anything that happens to him, because for him Montresor is a friend. Someone who would never harm him, let alone murder