Poe's Short Stories

Infer what Fortunato’s name mean and it might be ​ironic.

The Cask of Amontillado

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Fortunato's name indicates "good fortune". Unfortunately, in this story, his fortune is anything but good. Montresor locks him up alive to starve or die of thirst in the catacombs.

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