Cask of Amontillado
... Let us proceed to the Amontillado. ... The greatest irony in "The Cask of Amontillado" is the fact that Fortunato is fooled into literally walking into his own grave, pursuing the "cask" which ends up being his own casket. ... It is this pride and ego which proves to be Fortunatos unraveling, for when Montresor tells Fortunato that he has acquired something that could pass for Amontillado and had another man namd Luchesi taste it ("You were not to be found. ... he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado." Fortunato is anxious to taste the wine and to determine for himself whether it is Amontillado or not. ... " "The Cask of Amontillado" reminds readers of the dangers that can arise as a result of pride.