No one provokes me with impunity is the motto that of the Montresor (129). This quote foreshadows the narrators the beliefs about those who wrong him. Montresor says its part of his nature to seek revenge (127). We learn earlier in the story that Furtunato has wronged him some how but we never learn what he has done. We do know that he plans to not confront him right away, but wait till the time is right. This is important fact in understanding the credibility of the narrator. The first few paragraphs let us know that the narrator has premeditated his crime.
The Montresor encounters Furtunado one night at a carnival, which can be symbolic of the madness Mentresor possesses. Furtunado is very intoxicated, which Montresor anticipated. We can conclude the The Montresor knew that Furtunado was going to be because he says, He had a weak point… (127).” The Montresor then lures him down to the catacombs with the story he has crafted. While luring Furtunado, Montresor repeatedly asked him if they should go back because it was cold and his cough. While seeming sincere we the readers no that Furtunado can not feel the cold because he is so intoxicated.
We then come the point in the story were the narrator asks Montresor if he would like a drink and Montresor agrees. Furtunado then says, “My own fancy began to grow warm with the Medoc,” which suggests him to have been drinking. This challenges the credibility of the narrator’s story from this point on. We can see that it’s in the narrator’s nature is to seek revenge and we can also see that he had a premeditated plan. That means we can put faith in the author’s story until the point were he mentions feeling the effects of the alcohol.