The Barrel of Amontillado slowly revealed Montresor's darkness in the opening paragraph of the story, and toward the end it became vividly evident. Montresor even found pleasure in chaining Fortunato and plastering a wall around him, to be locked away for eternity. Fortunato said, “For the love of God, Montresor!”(1244) This was just before Montresor was about to put the last brick in the wall to complete his dark deed. Montresor replied, “Yes,” I said, for the love of God!”” (1244) Montresor took dark pleasure in the slow and painful murder of Fortunato, the