Setting : prison in Toledo
Characters : a prisoner and French Army
Narrator: first person
Plot: The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition.
The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner ,though Poe skews historical facts.
The prisoner thinks that horrible things move towards him in the dark and that he is in a tomb.
After losing consciousness again the narrator discovers that the prison is slightly illuminated and that he is bound to a wooden board by ropes.
In the end ,he walls rush back and an arm catches him. The French Army has taken Toledo and the Inquisition is in the hands of its enemies.
Personal comment:what makes the story particularly effective at evoking terror is in its lack of supernatural elements. For this reason,about me, this book is full of terror.
- Marta Manicone
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