Answer:
Convince someone to believe an idea or action.
Some of the elements which can be considered to be gothic in "the pit and the pendulum" are darkness, internal struggle, horror and terror experienced by the main character, lack of freedom, torture, etc.
Third person, because third person uses words like "they" do this or "tom" goes here. Therefore, the third person knows what everyone does and what they will do.
The answer is the tree becuase I don’t know