Section: Literature and Composition

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Immediately following paragraph 7, Fortunato exclaims "Amontillado!" three times. Through this use of repetition, what is the author telling us about the character's state?

He's excited
He's boastful
He's intoxicated
He's ready to go see the wine and judge for himself
He's ready to go home

Explanation

While Answer 4 isn't entirely wrong, the deeper subtext is to emphasize the state of mind that Fortunato is in, thus allowing the narrator to take advantage.