A character guide
The Cask of Amontillado
A familiar name, but a fuzzy memory? Get reacquainted with the cast and pick up the thread, with descriptions drawn from the book itself.
This guide covers the whole book and includes spoilers. Descriptions are generated by AI and may contain mistakes.
The cast
Names as they appear in this editionFortunato
Also known as my friend · noble Fortunato
A respected and feared wine connoisseur whom Montresor lures into the family catacombs and seals inside a niche. He dies trapped behind the masonry.
Montresor
The story’s first-person narrator, who takes revenge on Fortunato by chaining him in a catacomb niche and walling him in.
Luchesi
A wine connoisseur whom Montresor invokes to provoke Fortunato; Fortunato disparages his judgment. He does not appear directly.
Lady Fortunato
Fortunato’s wife, mentioned when Fortunato imagines she and others are waiting for them at the palazzo. She does not appear directly.