Kevin J. Hayes stated in his book "The annotated Poe", that the motivation that led Montresor to murder Fortunato was Poe's own desire for revenge on an old friend Thomas Dunn English (351). Fortunato appears dressed in a motley outfit, similar to that of a joker. Scott Peoples stated in the book "Social and Psychological Disorders in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe" that he believed Montresor committed this murder out of jealousy. Furthermore, Montresor created an enemy on whom to place all his disappointments and failures (40). According to Montresor, this is correct because the joke concerns Fortunato. Fortunato has no idea what will happen to him in the catacombs, he thinks he is just showing Montresor the difference between Spanish sherry and Amontillado, he is too drunk to even consider that it is 'a death trap. After seeing Fortunato's attire, Montresor decided to continue with the murder plan. Montresor is dressed all in black and adapts to the