Answer:
1.) I feel as though Edgar Allan Poe wants the readers to feel a sense of suspense and weariness. I get this feeling just from skimming through the beginning. For example, the first two sentences show that the narrator had vowed revenge and has given a threat. Then, a few sentences later the narrator says "I continued as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile NOW was at the thought of his immolation."
2.) The author uses different terms to describe what the setting looks and feels like and how the characters act and look. For example, the author wants the reader to view Fortunato as a foolish person so even though Fortunato probably isn't dressed like it the author says that he's wearing a hat with bells and brightly colored clothes like a jester. This is so that we view him as a fool. The author also uses terms such as "damp", "cold", "cautious", and "afflicted" to make the setting and mood seem dark and suspenseful.
3.) The way Poe described his characters and the way they acted made them seem like real people because he based their personalities off of some of the ones that actual people have. Such as the way that the narrator of the story is determined to get revenge on Fortunato. Also, how Poe made Fortunato seem like such a foolish and unlikable person.
4.) I don't think that the author wants the reader to become too fond of Fortunato. I think this because of the way he portrays him. Poe portrays him as a very unlikable person. The way he wrote Fortunato makes the readers think that he's foolish, like the several times he mentioned the motley clothing and the jingling hat, and how he doesn't believe that Montresor is planning revenge until he's dead.
5.) Two major themes that were portrayed was revenge and the foolish will meet their fate.
Hope this helps!!!
