Eerie Themes of Gothic Writing - an Analysis of Edgar Allen Poe's "T

In the history of literature, there have always been variant themes and genres of writing. But a few(prenominal) have been as different or unique as that of the knightly literature. Of all the gothic authors of history, few writing has captured the mind and plunged it into the depths of fear as that of Edgar Allen Poe. Poes The Cask of Amontillado, is a story that shows us how deadly being prideful cornerstone be. Themes of dishonour, revenge and questionable justice all come to leadher in this story. In this essay, I will discuss how the ground, irony and the lack of certain details all contribute to the gothic theme and the spine-tingling effect of the story. The setting and clothing of the story be two of the key factors in creating an atmosphere for the story to plight place in. We be first introduced to the bright and cheerful environment of a carnival. Montresors clothing is the first to set the eerie see to the story as he puts on a entomb of black silk and a heavy, knee-length cloak. (71) Montresors clothing seems to reflect his pettishness as well as adding to the setting of the story. After this, we ar introduced to Montresors catacombs; a place of death, decay and a dark setting where Montresor can commit his crime with no one suspecting.

As the pair, Montresor and Fortunato head down the catacombs, some readers cannot help but venture of them as heading down into the depths of hell on earth, as in that time, hell was thought of to be below the earth, while heaven was above. The walls of the catacombs are covered with spider webs and as they pass through the large walls of piled skeletons. (72) They also notice a large amount of niter hanging like moss upon the vaults. (72) The catacombs are so dark that some(prenominal) Montresor and Fortunato need torches to proceed through, and this increases the sinister environment of the catacombs. Even aft(prenominal) providing such creepy details, Poe does not stop here. He goes on to say the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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