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...s suffered at the hands of Fortunado, but when Fortuando had ventured upon insult , he had vowed revenge” ( Poe 173). Montresor then began to develop the perfect plan of retribution. He was careful not to arouse Fortunado’s suspicions “neither by word nor deed to cause Fortunado to doubt his good will” (Poe 173). Fortunado had a weakness in which Montresor felt could be advantageous to implementing his plan. He encountered his friend around dusk one evening during the carnival season, and thus his plan began to unwind. Secondly, there are numerous examples of verbal irony within Montresor’s words that help the reader capture his style of revenge. Montresor expresses concern about Fortunato’s health, and several times he suggests that they should turn back for fear that Fortunato’s cough will worsen as a result of the cold and dampness of the catacombs. Fortunato responds to Montresor stating, “I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 175) Montresor says, “True–True...”(Poe 175). Other examples can be seen when Montresor toasts Fortunato’s long life as well as when he says that he is a mason, but not in the sense that Fortunato means. “In pace requiescat!” (Poe 177) is the last irony of this heavily ironic tale. “In pace” also refers to a very secure monastic prison. Last of all, Poe’s use of dramatic irony helps play an important role in creating certain unique or single effects. Examples of such ir...