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How does Poe use setting to prepare us for the inevitable death of Fortunato? Posted by sestwick on Oct 20, 2009. |
The Cask of Amontillado Group
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The setting in the story is dark and spooky, and it becomes even more forbidding. As sober Montresor leads drunken Fortunato deeper and deeper into the catacombs, the implication is that only one of them is coming out, and it won't be Fortunato. The setting itself is a place of death. This is a place where people are buried, where their bones lie undisturbed for centuries. Posted by mshurn on Oct 21, 2009. |
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The setting of the carnival season also serves to further Fortunato's death. Because of the festivities going on, Montresor is able to send off his servants without suspicion. He also finds Fortunato is a more malleable mood on the night that the narrator invites him over. Fortunato's jester costume represents not only the festive atmosphere outside the house, but it also eerily suggests Montresor's plans to make a fool out of his enemy. Posted by scarletpimpernel on Oct 21, 2009. |
