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Luchesi
Luchesi isn’t really a character. He’s more of a plot device. He helps drive the
action. Luchesi is Fortunato’s rival in wine tasting. Montresor doesn’t really
need to bring up Luchesi to lure Fortunato to his dire fate. The prospect of
Amontillado is enough. Luchesi is a kind of insurance for Montresor. He
brings Luchesi up whenever he wants to keep Fortunato distracted – like
right before he “fetter[s] him to the granite.” But again, Montresor doesn’t
really need to evoke the name of Luchesi. Fortunato is not only drunk, but
also willing to do anything to get to the Amontillado. Montresor is just playing
with him, exploiting Fortunato’s “weak point[s],” with a little help from
Luchesi.

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Luchesi in The Cask of Amontillado

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