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The Cask Of Amontillado Setting Analysis

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“The Cask of Amontillado,” by Edgar Allan Poe, is a story about Montressor’s plan and execution of Fortunado, a man who was once his friend. The setting does a great job of foreshadowing Fortunado’s death. The setting starts off at “about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season.” This setting has a happy sense as well as darkness. The carnival is a joyous celebration that Fortunado and Montressor were taking part in. However, the dusk setting and the “supreme madness” gives the setting a dark feeling and indicates possible misfortunes. Montressor then manipulates Fortunado into going to Montressor’s home. They then head to the vaults that “are encrusted with nitre.” Nitre is a mineral form of potassium nitrate which
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