The following question refers to “the pit and the pendulum” by edgar allan poe.

how does the narrator react to the “dread sentence of death” handed down to him?

he blacks out.
he tries to escape.
he yells at the judge.

He blacks out and this is the way the narrator reacts to the "dread sentence of death" handed down to him. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option. He blacked out hearing the sentence because he was already drugged. I hope the answer helps you.

Hydrosphere is the correct answer