The pit and the pendulum
Speaking
Who sentenced the prisoner to death?
What was the Spanish Inquisition?
What different tortures did the prisoner endure?
How does he escape the pendulum?
"No, no, I cannot - I cannot speak of it! Not this!" (p. 10) What is in the pit that he cannot speak of?
Writing questions - Answer in paragraph form:
How did the story make you feel? The narrator, "I" is a stranger to us. Does he deserve our sympathy? Why or why not?
The prisoner faces a cruel death and tells us about his experiences and terror (feelings). Is there anything significant about this?
Is there any point to the story? Or, is it just a horror story?
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