The setting Poe uses in the story adds to the overall effect of the piece. He sets most of the story in a dark, damp tunnels piled with the bones of dead family members. By taking Fortunato into the vaults, Montressor has cut him off from any possible help. Using the carnival as a backdrop is also a smart move because it is a time when everything is in a state of chaos and people have lost self-control. If it wasn't for the craziness on the streets from the carnival Fortunato might have sensed something wrong with Montresor's intentions and left the vaults he had been led into before it was to late.

The final topic to be covered is the overall mood of the story. Poe does a good job of making it evil. The end of the story is filled with suspense. Poe describes how Montresor constructs each individual row of stones, helping to build the suspense. At this point you realize Montresor is committed to finishing what he has started showing no regard for the desperate pleas from Fortunato begging him to stop. When he finally sets last brick

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