Why not consider your discussion/analysis of Poe's "The
Cask of Amontillado" as that of a Gothic tale? With this approach, your thesis
statement can be a contention that the setting exhibits standard gothic elements which
contribute to the horror of the story. If you have been instructed, for instance, to
devise your thesis statement with three aspects/opinions which you will prove in the
body, you could contend that the catacombs are, indeed, dark and mysterious, filled with
the grotesque, and of a foreboding atmosphere.
Another
consideration is the fact that the setting is the most important element of Poe's
narrative.What better place to "bury" his crime along with his culprit during the time
of the Carnival when all revel and imbibe, unaware of their surroundings in their
celebration? In this case, you could devise a thesis that presents three reasons why
the setting is the most important short story element in "The Cask of
Amontillado."
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