Luchesi

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Luchesi is a minor but pivotal offstage character in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado," used by Montresor to provoke Fortunato's pride and lure him to his doom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
offstage character ⓘ
appearsIn "The Cask of Amontillado" ⓘ
appearsOnstage false ⓘ
associatedWith Amontillado ⓘ
Italian wine culture ⓘ
comparedWith Fortunato ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting Italy ⓘ
createdBy Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ
existsOnlyAs spoken reference in the story ⓘ
genreOfWork Gothic fiction ⓘ
short story ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryDevice foil ⓘ
offstage character ⓘ
mentionedBy Montresor ⓘ
narrativeFunction foil to Fortunato's expertise in wine ⓘ
offstage presence that heightens Fortunato's jealousy ⓘ
occupation wine connoisseur ⓘ
provokesEmotionIn Fortunato ⓘ
provokesEmotionType jealousy ⓘ
pride ⓘ
roleInPlot provokes Fortunato's pride ⓘ
used as a pretext to lure Fortunato to the catacombs ⓘ
skill knowledge of wine ⓘ
usedByCharacter Montresor ⓘ
usedToManipulate Fortunato ⓘ
workFirstPublishedIn Godey's Lady's Book ⓘ
workPublicationYear 1846 ⓘ

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