Montresor's motivation in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado" is revenge. He feels that Fortunato has wronged him in some way, though the exact nature of the offense is never explicitly stated in the story. Montresor seeks to make Fortunato pay for his perceived slight by leading him into the catacombs and bricking him up alive.
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