The Cask Of Amontillado Setting Analysis

The Cask of Amontillado is about a man named Montresor who is vengeful toward a man named Fortunato for the humiliation he made him suffer in the past. His plan of revenge for Fortunato is planned perfectly. Fortunato does not suspect anything because Montresor plans the timing, location, and all other aspects of the plan perfectly. With this plan, Montresor is able to lure Fortunato and execute his plan. This results in a slow and painful death for Fortunato and a successful day for Montresor. The setting is described as dark, gloomy, and eerie when the characters enter the catacombs. “We had passed through long walls of piled skeletons, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the catacombs.” The setting affects the characters and plot because the setting can develop or support the behavior, motive, or point of view of a character. The dark setting of the catacombs support Montresor’s intentions toward Fortunato by giving him the perfect place to execute his plan. “Its walls had been lined with human remains, piled to the vault overhead, in the fashion of the great catacombs of Paris.” The time of year and time of day give him the perfect time to execute his plan without anyone
When Montresor and Fortunato go into the catacombs, no one would hear them because of the festivities taking place above them, which supports the secluded feeling. The further Montresor and Fortunato travel into the catacombs, the stronger the eerie feeling grows. The eerie feeling grows because we know Montresor’s intentions toward Fortunato, and we know that the further they travel down the catacombs, the closer Fortunato is to his slow and painful death. Other details like the nitre on the walls give an old and dark feeling to the atmosphere. It may also infer that the catacombs are cold and damp and give an impression of uneasiness and