The Cask Of Amontillado Mood Analysis

In the three passages written by Poe (The Masque of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Cask of Amontillado), their settings contribute to their mood and their tone. Poe chose the settings of his passages very wisely, always thinking about how they would affect the story and what role they would play in the reader's understanding of the mood and/or the tone that he is trying to get across. The settings in these passages are different, but they are also somewhat alike, so the mood and the tone of the three passages (The Masque of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Cask of Amontillado) have similar aspects, however they also have different ones simultaneously. In The Masque of the Red Death, the setting helps the author get the sense of fear and death. This is because, the isolation could make the reader feel afraid, because since they are isolating themselves from the rest of the world. If
He did this, because he wanted it to go with an ironic, spooky and sophisticated tone, in order to create a menacing and a disturbing mood. The story is set in Montresor’s family crypt. This is so, because crypts have plenty of bones and are dark and unpromising. The fact that the story takes place during a carnival is important, since it leads to the irony. It occurs at this time, so that you don’t expect a murder to occur, since a place happiness and joy isn't a stereotypical place for a murder to occur. The setting and word choice create the mood. In The Cask of Amontillado, it states, “I passed down a long and winding staircase, requesting him to be cautious as he followed. We came at length to the foot of the descent, and stood together upon the damp ground of the catacombs of the Montresors.” In this excerpt, the wording, such as “winding,” “cautious,” “descent,” “damp,” and “catacombs” were carefully chosen in order to create an unforeseen and a disturbing