One of the most prominent stories by Edgar Allen Poe, is "The Cask of Amontillado". This story by Poe, is definalty a case where he expresses his deep meaning of gothic literature.
             The story begins around dusk, one night during the carnival season in an unnamed European city. The location quickly changes from the joyfull activites of the festival, to the damp, dark catacombs under Montresor's palazzo which helps to establish the sadistic atmosphere of the story. Poe demenstrates a large portrayal of revenge in the story, based on the main character Montresor, who is the diabolical narrator of the story. Fortunato made an insult towards Montresor, which set off the idea of revenge on Montresor's part. During the festival, the two meet up with an aggressive handshake. Fortunato was drunk, and Montrasor was very happy to see him, since his plan was to murder him. Fortunato's jester's costume appears to be appropriate not only for the carnival season but also for the fact that Montresor intends to make a "fool" out of him.
             Later on, they both wind up going to Montresor's palazzo, into the catacombs of his wine vaults to test the Amontillado he had previously purchased. It is interesting how Poe demonstrates reverse psychology during the scene where they are walking through the cave-like paths to his wine vaults. Fortunato begins to cough heavily because of the niter, which is a mineral of nitrate, and Montresor tells Fortunato that they must go back. "...We will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible. Besides, there is Luchesi..." Luchesi was a man who loved tasting wines, and he knew genuine wine when he tasted it. By Montresor telling Fortunato that, it just pushed him to want to stay even more. Which was good for Montresor because ...