The mood of “The Cask of Amontillado” The Ghastly Mood of “The Cask of Amontillado” Throughout “The cask of Amontillado,” Edgar Allan Poe creates a mood of horror. Mood is the feeling in the reader created by the author’s choice of details. Aspects of the story such as setting, theme, and small details make the reader shiver with disgust as they read about Montresor’s deeds. In the first few lines of the story, …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…theme of revenge to create a mood of terror by describing what was happening when the actual revenge was taking place at the ending of the story. The small details in the story are catchy and Poe clearly created a horrific mood when writing about the family motto and other fine details that may have been perturbing. As one can see, Edgar Allan Poe clearly creates a mood of horror in “The Cask of Amontillado.”