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What is the climax of pit and pendulum?
The climax of “The Pit and the Pendulum” occurs when the walls close in on the narrator, then retract just as a hand reaches out to save him from falling into the pit.
What is revealed in the rising action?
The rising action is the part of the story that introduces obstacles/complications and builds suspense. The climax is the turning point. The resolution is the part of the story that reveals the final outcome, ties up loose ends and answers any questions the reader may have.
What is the setting of The Pit and the Pendulum?
”The Pit and the Pendulum” is set in a prison cell in Toledo, Spain, during the Spanish Inquisition. The setting featured most prominently in the narrative is, of course, the prison cell in which the narrator spends the entire plot.
What is the rising action of the Cask of Amontillado?
The rising action of The Cask of Amontillado is when Montresor brings fortunate to his catacombs to taste his Amontillado, an expensive type of wine. During this time Fortunato is slightly intoxicated and not completely aware to what is taking place around him.
What are the two main conflicts in The Pit and the Pendulum?
“The Pit and the Pendulum” Literary Conflict
- MAN vs. SELF. The narrator is in conflict with himself.
- MAN vs. NATURE. The narrator battles the elements – contrived by man, still nonetheless out of his control – in the chamber.
- MAN vs. SOCIETY.
What is the plot of The Pit and the Pendulum?
Like many of Poe’s stories, “The Pit and the Pendulum” is a dramatic monologue. Sentenced to death by the Spanish Inquisition, the imprisoned narrator finds himself in absolute darkness, in danger of falling to his death into a pit in the centre of the cell.
What is the point of view of The Pit and the Pendulum?
“The Pit and the Pendulum” is written from a first-person point of view, in which the narrator uses such pronouns as I and me. Point of view can also be omniscient, revealing the private, internal thoughts of any character.