The theme of "The Necklace" is appearances can be deceiving
Yes, Montresor shows his guilt in the nagging sound that he imagine hearing coming from the floor boards where he hid the body. he also admits to the crime, after going insane from said guilt.
<span>The instructions are found at the end of the article. The
beginning of the article is more of a description of places that one can
go after buying a cone, while issues that could arise from having a
broken cone are described shortly after this. The middle of the article
describes issues that can arise from having the ice cream not seated
properly on the cone. The ending is the all-important part of the
article: it describes the proper way to go about eating the cone to make
sure that the ice cream stays neatly inside the cone without making a
mess.</span>
