1. Why do you think Montresor is telling his audience this story? (Hint: Consider the moments when Montresor addresses his audience)

Montressor is telling his story to confess it to the priest about the murder that he had done.

Explanation:

Montressor is telling the story of his murder of Fortunato which took place during the carnival in Italy because in his story he tells that his family home was a Pallazo.

This story was told by Montresor who is a catholic because he wanted to confess to a priest about the murder that he had committed. The audience of the story is he, himself.

The reason why Montresor is telling his audience this story is:

According to the given question, we are asked to state the reason why Montresor is telling his audience this story.

As a result of this, we can see that from the complete text, Montresor is making the narration about the murder of Fortunato because he did not like him and how he lured him to an underground wine cellar and took his life in Italy.

The main reason for making this narration is to make his confession about the terrible deed which he has done.

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