The Importance Of Setting In Gothic Literature

In gothic literature, one of the most prominent elements is setting because the sensory details create an effect on the mood and the audience, which stimulates an emotional response. In the “Cask of Amontillado” there is a distinction between the setting above ground and the setting below, “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season,....We came at length to the foot of the descent and stood together on the damp ground of the catacombs of the Montresors.”. The carnival above is a religious event, which can be associated with holy or angelic things, this forms a very joyful and comforting mood that reflects onto the audience. However, in the setting taking place down below, it is clear that Poe uses gothic