He has also been described as having a wine addiction (Woodworth 2). This man was already drunk when he met Montresor. Fortunato continues to drink because he likes to drink wine and is helpless, which Montresor knows when would be the right time to act and attack him. Fortunato doesn't really notice that Montresor is angry with him and continues to wonder what he is doing. The reason Fortunato doesn't understand the way Montresor acts is because he doesn't think he did anything wrong to