Poe's Short Stories
What does Montresor admit is his motive for this crime ?
The Cask Of Amontillado
The Cask Of Amontillado
The problem is that we never really find out. Montresor gives vague reference to having been insulted but then Montresor, like most Poe protagonists, sounds rathar crazy,
THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.