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"The thousand injuries of Fortunado I as borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." Montresor believes that Fortunado has deceived and betrayed, but we can't be sure that this isn't just in his head.

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"It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong." This means that people are supposed to be punished after they are found guilty through the legal process. Montresor becomes the judge, jury and the executioner, all rolled into one.

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"Throwing links about his waist, it was but the work of a few seconds to secure it. He was too much astounded to resist.''

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"You? Impossible! A Mason?"
"Yes, yes," I said, "yes, yes"... " A sign,'' he said. ''It is this," i answered producing a trowel..." This is an example of irony because Montresor wields his trowel believing a ''mason'' is only one that works with stone, as Montresor is planning to do.

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When Montresor first saw Fortunado at the carnival and said, "My dear Fortunado , you are luckily met." This is an example of irony because he is happy to see Fortunato because he knows he will benefit from this meeting.

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"... and then I heard the furious vibrations of the chain. The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with satisfaction..."

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"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."

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"Enough," he said; "the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." This is an example of irony because Montresor ends up chaining Fortunado to the wall and the niter from the walls end up killing him because of his cough.