Poe's Short Stories

What is the Montresor family motto? How might this motto be used to explain the piles of bones in the catacombs?

How might this motto be used to explain the piles of bones in the catacombs?

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"Nemo me impune lacessit ."

"No one attacks me with impunity."

The number of bones in the catacombs allude to the number of people the Montressors have punished and sought vengeance upon.

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The Cask of Amontadillo