Be careful who you put your trust in because peoples true feelings can be easily masked.
“I was so pleased to see him that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand.I said to him — “My dear Fortunado, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day! But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts”(7).
Themes
“At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled-but the very defitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish but punish with impunity.(7)”
Revenge can leave you satisfied in the moment, but choosing to forgive and move on could be better for your personal wellbeing.
"’As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchresi. If any one has a critical turn it is he. He will tell me --’‘Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.’‘And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own.’‘Come, let us go.’‘Whither?’ ‘To your vaults’”(8).
Letting a threat to your pride cloud your judgement could lead you to walk unknowingly into your own demise.
Real Life Scenario
Based on Theme Three
Based on theme 1
Hey Cathy! I like your shoes.
Oh hey Miranda, thanks. I love your shirt.
Ugh that's the ugliest shirt I've ever seen. I hate that girl, shes so annoying.
HAHA
HAHA!! Because it's funny that shes so dumb and doesn't know i'm being fake.