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Poe’s use of irony defines Montressor’s dark character and proves that Montressor has a different set of moral values then the rest of society. While Montressor and Fortunado walk down into the crypt Fortunado asks,

“You are not of the masons”
“Yes, yes,” I said, “yes, yes.”
“You? Impossible! A mason?”
“A mason,” I replied.
“A sign,” he said.
“It is this,” I answered, producing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaure.

When Montressor says that he is a mason and gives proof by pulling out a roquelaure, he is deliberately fooling Fortunado. Fortunado who is already intoxicated believes that Montressor is a Freemason not just a mason which Montressor means. Montressor deliberately tries to fool Fortunado so he can take advantage of Fortunado. The lack of kindness and his use of deceit show that Montressor has a dark inner character which doesn’t value true or honesty. While Montressor is physically leading Fortunado to his death he also leads Fortunado on a mental journey with trickery and deceit. This quote is an example of Montressor lying to Fortunado, which help prove that Montressor’s moral values of revenge and deceit differ from the rest of society.

I changed my paragraph so it concentrated more on one aspect instead of many different things. I made my topic sentence more like a topic sentence less like a paper thesis. I tried to connect my explanations back to the quote. I feel like this revised paragraph explains my point better then my original.