He puts “on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire” (paragraph 22). He is also in possession of a sword (not uncommon in those days) but a trowel? This should have been alarming to Fortunato; however, the mastermind of madness ensured that the Jester was way beyond inebriation. Montressor seems unnervingly comfortable in the cold, cobweb infested, dark, damp and skull-laden tombs. His attire, in conjunction with this graveyard environment is reflective of his dark and heinous heart. He strokes his own ego from time to time with his pseudo- concerns about the nitrates and Fortunato’s health; knowing very well that Fortunato will not leave without seeing the
He puts “on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire” (paragraph 22). He is also in possession of a sword (not uncommon in those days) but a trowel? This should have been alarming to Fortunato; however, the mastermind of madness ensured that the Jester was way beyond inebriation. Montressor seems unnervingly comfortable in the cold, cobweb infested, dark, damp and skull-laden tombs. His attire, in conjunction with this graveyard environment is reflective of his dark and heinous heart. He strokes his own ego from time to time with his pseudo- concerns about the nitrates and Fortunato’s health; knowing very well that Fortunato will not leave without seeing the