Montresor is vengeful, obsessive, methodical, deceitful, manipulative, and merciless. Repaying Fortunato for an unnamed "insult" that is more important than the "thousand injuries" he has suffered at his hands becomes more than just an idle fantasy. It obsesses him to a point that he devises a careful, cold-blooded, step-by-step plan to murder his enemy, leaving nothing to chance. He deceives Fortunato by playing on his vanity and trust. He picks a time, Mardi Gras, when Fortunato will be inebriated and vulnerable and lures him into the damp, isolated catacombs. Fortunato, his judgment impaired by drink, clearly does not suspect that Montresor is his enemy. In conclusion, Montresor shows no mercy as he chains up his enemy leaving him to die slowly and alone in a dark place.
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