Greed in "The Cask of Amontillado"

        The Cask of Amontillado, written by Edgar Allen Poe, is a dark piece of literature similar to that of his other work. The conflict is introduced when a man named Fortunato was discovered to have been saying lowly things about a friends family, named Montresor. Fortunato was a wine connoisseur. When he approached Montresor one day, he was drunk. "He spoke to me more warmly than was usual, for already he had drunk more wine than was good for him" (Poe).
        Using that to his advantage, Montresor proposed more wine to Fortunato, leading him into a trap. Fortunato could not turn down more wine. Although he was drunk, he still wanted more. "I heard no answer. "Fortunato!" I cried. "Fortunato." I heard only a soft, low sound, a half-cry of fear."
        Greed is present in this story when Fortunato approaches Montresor, already drunk, and is still intrigued by the thought of more wine. As he followed Montresor into the catacombs, he believed that he was making his way to his beloved bottle of Amontillado. However, he was only making his way to his death.