Montressor claims that they make him sick, but the reader has a difficult time believing him. He seems to commit his task with flawless execution and full premeditation. The smell of the night air follows the reader and the characters throughout their journey in the catacombs. It lends the setting a dank murkiness. The absence of light in the catac0ombs is a perfect setting for horror.
Vision is impaired and one can almost foresee the impending doom.
Foreshadowing In the opening paragraph, the reader immediately gets the sense that the narrator is out for some kind of extreme revenge. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. The fact that Montressor has sent away all of his attendants. This indicates that he has evil intentions and wants no one to pay witness. Throughout the sensory imagery acts as a foreshadowing device.