Question

read the passage. excerpt from the cask of amontillado by edgar allan poe edgar allan poe is well known for writing short stories with a macabre, or ghastly, theme. in this story, the narrator—montresor—believes fortunato has spoken ill of him. montresor has plotted revenge and lured fortunato into his cellar with the promise of a taste of a very special type of wine, called amontillado. fortunato is having a coughing fit at the beginning of this excerpt. monstresor pretends to be worried about him, but he really wants revenge. which sentence best shows how fortunato advances the plot of the cask of amontillado? \you are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once i was.\ \he! he! he!—he! he! he!—yes, the amontillado.\ \at the most remote end of the crypt there appeared another less spacious.\ \but let us proceed to the amontillado.\

Explanation:

The story's plot revolves around Montresor luring Fortunato for revenge with Amontillado. The sentence "But let us proceed to the Amontillado." shows Fortunato's eagerness to follow Montresor to the wine, advancing the plot towards the revenge. Other sentences are either character - related or descriptive and do not directly move the plot forward in the same way.

Answer:

"But let us proceed to the Amontillado."