Compare And Contrast The Pit And The Pendulum During The Spanish Inquisition

The Pit and the Pendulum takes place during the Spanish Inquisition where much torture was given to people. The prisoner received the sentence of death as a punishment in a trial for not being loyal to the Church. Many things were seen in the room where the trial took place including the robes of the judges and seven candles on the table. The prisoner hoped to see angels come and save him from the candles which appeared as bad spirits. After the prisoner had swooned, he felt his heart start up again. Then, a shuttering terror took over him. While his eyes were still closed and he was in complete darkness, he touched around and felt something cold. He then thought of the Inquisition and the trial as he stood up and felt nothing as he extended
his arms. He remembered the rumors of the horrors of Toledo and the dungeons there. Then, he reached out and felt a slimy wall. After feeling the wall, he stumbled and fell and fell into a deep slumber. When he woke up, he found a pitcher of water next to him which he then drank. He also found a loaf of bread and ate it. The water had been drugged which caused him to trip and fall, landing with his head touching the pit. He smelled fungus and then went back to the wall. He drank more and became more drowsy. When he woke up, he could see but he was strapped onto a board by ropes. Only his head and left arm were not tied down. He looked up and saw the pendulum. Rats came from the pit and swarmed around his food as they ate it. After an hour, he realized the pendulum had went down and it was beginning to swing right above his heart. Finally, the prisoner rubbed his food over the ropes that were binding him, causing the rats to eat away at the material that was restricting him.