“Yes, for the love of god!”, Montresor exclaimed, as he spoke his last words to Fortunato in Edgar Allan Poe's ”The Cask of Amontillado." After researching different articles and critiques about “The Cask of Amontillado” the irony and symbolism was more present than I had originally thought. The quotes alone, such as “Yes, for the love of god,” show the type of person Fortunato truly was, by exposing these different literary devices. Not only does this story have an excessive amount of irony, as well as a literal sense, but the symbolism that is also present is extraordinary. This short story is packed with many ironic phrases, and even names. To start, Fortunato, whose name means fortunate, wealthy, happy, and because of the root from the verb fortunate, his name also means that he would be blessed by the goddess fortuna (St. John Stott). Naturally, after reading “The Cask of Amontillado,” Fortunato was anything but fortunate, considering he gets chained and boxed into a wall and ultimately dies. Poe was very creative in the use of his language when it came to displaying irony. While Montresor and Fortunato were walking in the cellar on their way to the Amontillado, Fortunato kept coughing and it sounded as though he was very sick. Montresor kept asking on multiple occasions if Fortunato wanted them to turn around and go back, and he kept insisting the Fortunato’s health was precious and that he needed to take care of himself. Montresor said “We will go back, your health is precious. Your are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as I once was. You are a man to be missed.” Fortunato then tells Montresor not to worry, “The cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I will not die of a cough.” To this reply, Montresor replies, “True–true.” We can see an almost see a devilish tone to Montresor’s misdemeanor. This becomes ironic in the way that he knows exactly how Fortunato will die. A