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Montresor is so cold and evil that he seems to become a part of the dark surroundings that Poe creates in the catacombs. He intends to seek vengeance in order to uphold his family motto: “Nemo me impune lacessit,” Which, according to Womack, means, “no one dare attack me with impunity”. More disturbing than the family motto is the Montresors’ family code of arms, which is a picture of a huge foot stomping down or a serpent’s head whose fangs are imbedded in the heel. It allows the reader to go into the mind of the murderer and see exactly what makes him tick. This kind of shocking word use or imagery effectively creates an atmosphere that is dark, as well as adds to the effectiveness of the theme. He presents the whole tale as if it took place in the darkest setting that could be described with words. In one such description of a crypt room Poe states,“ Its walls had been lined with human remains piled to the vault overhead”(206). Fortunato has no clue that sinister narrator’s code of arms foreshadows what is soon to be his fate. An example of this would be when Fortunato speaks of his cough he says, “ the cough is a mere nothing; it shall not kill me. If one part were to be taken out the whole effect would be lost. ” Montresor replies, “ True-true…”(205) knowing exactly the way that Fortunato is going to die. The sinister tone of the story is produced by the narrator’s evil thoughts and plans. He will get a sort of pleasure from the fact that, “…as Fortunato slowly dies, the thought of his rejected opportunities of escape will sting him with unbearable regret , and as he sobers with terror, the final blow will come from the realization that his craving for the wine has led him to his doom. It also adds to the tone and atmosphere of the story.