Montressor's use of Hostile Aggression <Tab/>Hostile aggression can be interpreted as belligerence toward another, sculpted with the intention of harming someone. In Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" aggressive force was used by Montressor, a wine connoisseur with an honor code "Thou shalt not be punished without impunity". Fortunado, a corpulent, narcissistic, inebriated connoisseur, who is susceptible to alcohol, and has a lung problem, is taken advantage of by …showed first 75 words of 676 total…

…showed last 75 words of 676 total…wine would make him weaker and easier to kill. Also, Fortunado was a proud man and whenever he reconsidered his choice to go down, Montressor would say, "Don't worry, I'll get Leuchesi to taste it." Fortunado's pride would not allow that to happen. Overall, Fortunado had many weak spots which Montressor took advantage of affectively. <Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>