The setting adds to the horror of the story. He sets most of the story in a dark, damp series of winding tunnels piled with bones: "We had passed through long halls of piled skeletons"(Poe 78). As Montresor leads Fortunato through the vaults, we feel as if we are being led through the crazed corridors of Montresor's sick mind. The setting gives the reader the fee

Along with Poe's use of the setting to add to the horror, his style is what makes this a masterpiece of horror. He uses imagery to help the reader experience the catacombs. We see the vaults "encrusted with nitre" (Poe 76), "the mask of black silk" (76-77), and the"flambeaux rather to glow than flame" (78). These images all help give the reader the feeling of what it is like in the vaults. Poe also has several images of revenge. Fortunato's coughing while being led through the catacombs is one example of an image of revenge. The reader knows from the beginning, "but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge", that Montresor wants revenge agaisnt Fortunato. All the imagery that Poe uses gives the reader a picture in their mind of where the characters are in the story and what is going on. The images add to the feeling of horror in the story. As well as imagery, Poe uses irony throughtout the story to add to the theme. There is a situational irony in the fact that the crime takes place during a celebration and that For

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