The title itself is an irony. Cask is a shortened form of the word casket, which signifies death.
Fortunato's name is a play on fortunate, which is the opposite of him.
Montressor saying "Oh, you won't die of a cough," and “We will go back. Your health is precious. you are rich, beloved and happy; as I once was. You are a man to be missed.”
There ended up being no amontillado, which is an irony in a sense.
Fortunato's outfit is that of a fool, which he ends up being a fool.
Montressor toasts to Fortunato's long life.
Montressor shows Fortunato his trowel, which he ends up using to bury him alive.
The theme of the Cask of Amontillado is that revenge will drive a man to great lengths. A revenge is not done correctly if you are caught, and the revengee does not feel the pain they made you feel.
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