Fortunato is ill, battling a bad cough.
Fortunato replies,“I shall not die of a cough.”.
Fortunato means the lucky or fortunate one.
Despite his name, Fortunato's fate is certainly unfortunate.
Edgar Allan Poe depicts Fortunato as a fool.
Angelo Fortunato first appeared in Marvel Knights Spider-Man 7
and was killed in issue 8.
A specific example in this story is the name"Fortunato", which means the"fortunate one" in Italian.
Laden with irony and foreshadowing, Fortunato claims,"I will not die of a cough”
and continues with Montresor.
As suspense builds, Montresor keeps asking if Fortunato would like to turn back because he seems ill.
Montresor uses these motifs to his advantage as he lures Fortunato to his death with a bottle of wine.
He had a weak point- this Fortunato- although in other regards he was a man to be respected
and even feared.
Notice how Poe never tells the reader what it was that Fortunato did or said, Montresor simply states that he was insulted.
For instance, Montresor mentions"He had a weak point- this Fortunato- although in other regards he was a man to be respected
and even feared.