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Irony in The Cask of Amontillado In the short story "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view, from the perspective of Montresor, the narrator of this tale, who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Poe's story describes the inner workings of a murderer's mind, which has lived the memory of Fortunato's death for fifty years. The use of dramatic, situational, and verbal irony is very visible in the story. First, Poe uses dramatic irony in the story. Dramatic irony is when the reader or audience knows something that other characters do not know. There definitely is dramatic irony. The narrator stated that, “I continued…to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation” (Poe 234). Here it is obvious that Fortunato does not know that Montresor is planning to have him killed.
Approximate Word count = 546
Approximate Pages = 2.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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