In the real life version, a spiteful army Captain kills a young Lieutenant. The pals of the latter sells him drinks and take him to a dungeon where they bind him and seal him up inside alive. No one figured out the enigma behind his vanishing and his body wasn't found till years later.

Poe uses this real life story to create a fiendish portrait of a man who is willing to go to the same length to seek revenge. Poe's protagonist uses the same method to kill his enemy and is never caught either.

Differences:

In the real life version, the soldiers are hot headed young men who want to take vengeance for their friend's untimely death. In Poe's story, however, Montresor is a cold-blooded killer who enjoys executing every moment of his sinister plan. Also, his victim's crime was merely insulting him on some occasion.

Explanation:

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Answer:

The answer is C. Settlers were hopeful but had many fears.

Explanation:

The line "But their spirits rose when they entered Chesapeake Bay. Landing parties were delighted with the 'fair meddowes ... full of flowers of divers kinds and colors,'" shows they were hopefull and content during the voyage. However, The line "But when they entered the mouth of a broad river, which they called the James in honor of their King, and made their way up into the country, new doubts must have assailed them." and "They knew that savages lived in the dense forests which lined both banks; might not strange wild beasts live there also? Might there not be fatal diseases unknown in Europe? " shows that they were scared.

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