As one of the greatest German philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche, said, “It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay; every complaint already contains revenge." In the story “The Barrel of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, Montresor mentions “The Thousand Wounds of Fortunato” at the beginning of the story and that he is suffering from these wounds. Montresor does not clarify what these injuries are. These wounds could be related to the fact that Fortunato thinks that no one is a wine connoisseur who knows everything except himself and this could indirectly insult Montresor. For this reason Montresor thinks about taking revenge to make Fortunato pay for these wounds, but not just any revenge; he wants to take revenge with impunity. In fact, Montresor doesn't want to get caught so as not to have to suffer further injuries and be punished because of Fortunato. Montresor exploits Fortunato's vanity as a wine connoisseur as a weakness to lure Fortunato to his death, so Montresor would make Fortunato pay for his wounds and get his pride back, which is an unjustified act in a sense. To begin with, Montresor does not immediately take Fortunato back but waits for the opportunity to take revenge. Montresor is really calm and maintains his friendship with Fortunato. Furthermore, she smiles at him, hiding her anger inside. Montresor already has his plan to kill Fortunato but does not find the opportunity. Montresor eventually finds this opportunity at a carnival where everyone in town is partying and Fortunato staggers while drunk. Montresor uses a really clever way to lure Fortunato to come with him to the underground shop of his house which is like a catacomb where he keeps his wine and where... middle of paper... tunato is drunk and is not there Nobody. we will miss him because everyone is busy celebrating. Also, Montresor enjoys his revenge by giving Fortunato more than one chance to go back as they were going down to the catacombs by telling him that the mold will affect your cough and that they should go back. However, Fortunato's vanity and enthusiasm for tasting wine push him to stay and continue his journey towards the catacombs. At the end of that journey of revenge Montresor reveals that this happened fifty years ago. In reality, the reader cannot tell whether it was a boast or a confession and whether he really feels good about what he did considering that he thought about it for fifty years. Works Cited Poe, Edgar. The barrel of Amontillado. Mankato: Creative Education, 2008. Web.Stambaugh, Joan. The problem of time in Nietzsche. Michigan: Bucknell University Press, 1987. 97.Web.