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tinystone
tinystone
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High School - 11th Grade

What is the setting of "The Cask of Amontillado"?

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Posted by tinystone on Thursday July 31, 2008 at 7:42 AM and tagged with setting, the cask of amontillado.

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  1. dymatsuoka

    eNotes Editor

    The specific setting of the story is never actually stated.  The events would appear to have taken place in a European country, but while "Fortunato" and "Luchesi" are Italian names, "Montressor" is most arguably French, and "Amontillado" is a Spanish wine.  Also, Montressor's coat of arms is Scottish in origin, and there are various Latin phrases and references scattered throughout the narrative.  The exact location of the story is ambiguous, leaving the impression only that it is "another place and time".

    The exact timing of the story is never stated either, although critics have most often placed it in the eighteenth or nineteenth century.

    In a more general sense, the story is set in a city, again, most likely European, and a long time ago, during a season of carnival or celebration.  The majority of the action takes place in the labyrinth-like, dreary catacombs, or series of underground chambers, underneath the palazzo, or estate, of Montressor.

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    http://www.enotes.com/cask-amontillado/
    http://www.enotes.com/cask-amontillado/style

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    Posted by dymatsuoka on Thursday July 31, 2008 at 10:09 AM

  2. chaudryusama
    chaudryusama Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    this story is set in the 1800's during carnival season in an unnamed town in italy.

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    http://www.enotes.com/cask-amontillado/q-and-a/what-setti...

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    Posted by chaudryusama on Tuesday October 13, 2009 at 6:53 PM