Exploring the point of view and theme in "The Cask of Amontillado" In the story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe, I want to explore the he use of point of view to help drive the plot and help us understand the theme of revenge in this story. Through the use of point of view we can see the development of the character's thoughts and as a reader we feel a part of the crime that is committed. At the beginning of the story, the Montresor recounts his thoughts about the Fortunato, such as that the Fortunato has caused him "a thousand wounds" (Poe, 183) and "insults" (183), but the reader never examples of what Fortunato did. at Montresor. As the story progresses, the reader is able to see the Montresor's true plans and he uses the main characters' thoughts and interactions with the Fortunato to slowly develop the plot and theme of revenge in the story. 'history. With Poe using the Montresor's point of view to tell the story, this helps us determine the Montresor's thought process. As the story progresses, we get the feeling that something is wrong and that there is something deeper and darker going on in the Montresor's mind. We see Montresor playing on Fortunato's weaknesses. Through dialogue, we see Fortunato's pride working against him. When the Fortunato develops a cold, we see the Montresor asking him if he wants to go back to the festival, even though he knew that the Fortunato would never want to go back because he wants to prove that he knows wine better than anyone. This develops the plot because as they go deeper and deeper into the catacombs, the story becomes darker and darker as the Montresor's plans are slowly revealed. As they travel through the catacombs we see the rising action of the story until the climax of the story when they arrive at the wine and the Montresor completes his plan. Poe uses point of view to make readers feel like they have a secret, which helps us feel more immersed in the story. This makes the reader want to know what Montresor's plans are and grabs the reader's attention. The point of view also gives the impression that the act is justified because at the beginning of the story we see a glimpse of the theme but we do not fully understand it. The reader slowly discovers the Montresor's sinister thoughts but we know why he takes revenge on Fortunato. We know that Fortunato did something to Montresor but we are never given an example. This leaves the reader waiting to find out what it is, but it is never revealed. Due to the lack of information, we are led to believe that whatever Fortunato did was worth the Montresor's punishment, leaving him to die in the catacombs. Additionally, the fate of the Fortunato is believable because of the time period they are set in. At this time, they had to take the law into their own hands, so we are led to believe that the Fortunato did something worth the revenge that the Montresor had planned. Revenge is a dark theme in general, but Poe seems to add even more darkness to the story by using the murder's point of view and allows us to see the thought process as he commits this heinous act of