Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous literary authors of all time, known for writing dramatic and suspenseful short stories and a poet ; is considered part of the American Romantic movement, and a lesser known opinion is that he is considered the inventor of the detective genre. Best known for its mystery and macabre, a journey into dark and gruesome tales of death, deception and revenge is what it is known for. The short story analyzed is part of his latest works; “The Cask of Amontillado,” a story of revenge takes the reader into the mind of the murderer. With a premeditated motive to commit such an act, the culprit, Montressor, thinks up, constructs and orchestrates an alleged murder against his insulter, Fortunado. “Poe begins by describing, in logical and precise detail, Montresor's (and Poe's) idea of ​​perfect revenge. At the same time, he had to finish his story by telling how his revenge had affected him. When Fortunato says: “For the love of God, Montresor!” and Montresor repeats: "Yes, for God's sake, Poe indicates that Montresor already knows the closure he was looking for" (Delaney 39) Without knowing why he wants retaliation, or what his victim did to compel Montresor to kill him. What is given is an account of the night under discussion. There is a lot of symbolism throughout the story told: through the family crest of the culprit (Montressor); “An enormous human golden foot, in an azure field; the foot crushes a crawling snake whose fangs are buried in the heel. a foot on a blue background crushing a snake whose fangs are embedded in the heel of the foot, with the motto Nemo me impune lacessit (No one attacks me with impunity). The name...... middle of paper...... or harshly mocks for leaving him there and waits around the newly constructed tomb to witness his victim's last words. Then he recants this entire story in a deathbed narration while mentioning that the wall he buried Fotunado in has not been disturbed for 50 years. "I had borne Fortunato's thousand wounds as best I could, but when he ventured to insult him, I swore revenge... For half a century no mortal disturbed them ." (Poe) Works Cited delaney, bill. “Poe is THE Cask OF AMONTILLADO..” Explainer. 64.1 (2005): 39-41.mai, charles. “The barrel of Amontillado.” Magill's Survey of American Literature, revised edition. (2007) Poe, Edgar. “http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/amontillado.html.” Literature.org. Knowledge Matters Ltd., Web. February 4 2010. .