"We came at length to the food of the descent, and stood together on the damp ground of the catacombs of the Montresors."
This quote contributed to the mood and atmosphere of the story by showing it's gloomy and dark mood to the story, creating a very tense atmosphere in the story. The character influenced by the thought of revenge has taken his victim down to this catacombs where he preformed the act of murder. Poe's use of this quote allows the readers to feel the darkness in the character's intentions which was to kill his friend. The image of death and decay shows the Gothic work in this writing and is also often used in many of his other works.
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