In the short story, "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe, the character Montresor represents a few characteristics of the tragic dark side of human nature. In the beginning of the story, the vengeful nature of Montresor is revealed. "I must not only punish but punish with impunity" (173) is one of the first things that Montresor tells the reader about Fortunato. Montresor's clothes and actions show his scheming nature. His clothes seem to show the reader he is trying to hide himself so he can carry out his deceitful plan to murder Fortunato. He wore a "mask of black silk" (174) and a heavy cape. In contrast, Fortunato wears a clown suit which seems to illustrate his trusting but unwise nature. Montresor manipulates Fortunato into coming to his house to taste some wine. Montresor told him that he would have someone else taste his wine since he knew that Fortunato "prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine" (173), Fortunato felt obliged to taste the wine so he decided to go to Montresor's home. When they reach where the wine is suppose to be, Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall. Then he builds a tomb of bricks around him, and he leaves him there to die. Due to Montresor's vengeful nature, he manipulated Fortunato and led him to his death. This dark side of his human nature caused him not to be able to realize he had just committed an immoral act. He was able to take someone else's life without revealing his dark side. .