Discuss how Poe uses setting to enhance the atmosphere of horror in the story "The Cask of Amontillado"

Three of the settings, for there are four settings, add to the atmosphere of horror built into the story: (1) the unidentified opening setting where he is telling the secret of his fifty-year-old tale to, presumably, a family relation--perhaps his heir--who seemingly has some vested interest in knowing; (2) the second setting of the festival; (3) the third setting of the catacombs; (4) the fourth setting of the niche destination at the "most...

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