"Neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will. I continued...to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his destruction." These lines show us Montresor's true intentions of deceiving Fortunato into death with out him knowing of it. A mission well accomplished thanks to the help of Reverse Psychology.
The ideal definition of reverse psychology is the ability to obtain something from someone with out asking for it. How Montresor used reverse psychology against Fortunato into making him come down into his death trap is v…
