Battle of Impunity Insults often serve as a catalyst for revenge. Yet, revenge never comes without consequences. These consequences can stay in a person’s subconscious for the remainder of their life. Through the clever short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, Montresor suffers from being insulted, seeking revenge and living with guilt. Montresor is unsuccessful in punishing Fortunato with impunity. The obsession to confess is a killer. Montresor starts the evil …showed first 75 words of 607 total…

…showed last 75 words of 607 total…wants to punish with impunity, but guilt takes over his subconscious. The guilty conscience he experiences defeats the expected outcome of impunity. Looking back on his one night of revenge, he doesn’t benefit anything except his guilty conscience and a dead body. Once it is all over and he has dealt with guilt, he learns he is being punished. Montresor’s finishing touch on the wall finishes up his happy life too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**