nd gloomy mood as the audience enters the lonely and eerie catacombs of Montresor’s house as well as the deranged mind of Montresor himself. Montresor’s final words “In pace requiescat!” meaning “Rest in peace!” directed at the bones removed from their crypt in order to make room for his “friend” end the tale on an ironic note because this statement reveals Montresor’s satisfaction in his belief that justice has been served through his actions when he has actually removed a body from its resting place in order to replace it with a live one. Edgar Allen Poe’s gruesomely fascinating tale of vengeance and murder, “The Cask of Amontillado”, achieves its effect only through its usage of the first person point of view. This unusual perspective enables the reader to view the characters and conflicts through the eyes of the narrator, as he first discusses and justifies, and eventually, carries out his plans for the ruthless murder of his friend. The eerie tone and disorienting and materialistically-related setting of the story contribute to its theme of defending one’s honor and name and avenging all wrongdoings, even something so small as an insult....
