THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

the pit and the pendulum

The Narrator tells us that he has been sentenced to death by the Inquisition. Then he faints and wakes up but it is dark. He first thinks that he is in a tomb but he can wake up, so he may be in prison...

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PIT:a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it. These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox. HISSING:to make a noise like a long s sound: Why do snakes hiss? The iron was hissing and spluttering. People in the audience were hissing their disapproval. EDEVILISH: evil or morally bad: a devilish plotmorally bad but in an attractive way: a devilish grin. FAINT: not strong or clear; slight: a faint sound/noise/smell. The lamp gave out a faint glow. She gave me a faint smile of recognition.There's not the faintest hope of ever finding him. She bears a faint resemblance to my sister. I have a faint suspicion that you may be right! ABISMAL: que está relacionado con los abismosabyssalprofundidad abismalabyssal depthsLabyrinthine: used to describe something that has a lot of parts and is therefore confusinglaberínticoBeneath the city lies a labyrinthine network of tunnels.Bajo la ciudad hay una red laberíntica de túneles.It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the movie's labyrinthine plot.Excruciating: painfulatrozan excruciating pain in the lower backun dolor atroz en la región lumbarPernicious: having a very harmful effect or influenceperniciosoThe cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services.Los recortes en la financiación gubernamental han tenido un efecto pernicioso en los servicios sanitarios localesAbyss: a very deep hole that seems to have no bottomabismo

SUMMARY

The Narrator tells us that he has been sentenced to death by the Inquisition. Then he faints and wakes up but it is dark. He first thinks that he is in a tomb but he can wake up, so he may be in prison. He begins to explore but he falls asleep again. During the exploration, he concludes that there is a deep circular pit in the center with water at the bottom he eats the bread and water that he finds in the prison but he falls asleep because it might be poisoned. All of a sudden, the prison is lit. Suddenly, he will start to suffer different type of sacrifices. He finds himself tied to a wooden board, he sees a blade pendulum on the ceiling that is moving towards him. When he manages to escape, the room gets hot and narrow and he thinks that he will fall into the pit and die. In the end, he is saved by a French general, Lasalle, who wants to put an end to the inquisition

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NARRATOR: The narrator is overcome by his torturers and reduced to a state close to madness. At first, the narrator is frustrated. He almost becomes mentally deranged. He finally manages to escape the pendulum, only to face another inescapable terror. GENERAL LA SALLE: LaSalle is the napoleonic general who rushes in to rescue the narrator just as he is about to fall into the pit at the end of the story. JUDGES: At the beginning of the story, the black-roberd judges, who are officials of the inquisition, pronounce the narrator sentence of death. THE SPANISH INQUISITION: judicial institution established to combat heresy in Spain.

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NARRATOR: The narrator is overcome by his torturers and reduced to a state close to madness. At first, the narrator is frustrated. He almost becomes mentally deranged. He finally manages to escape the pendulum, only to face another inescapable terror. GENERAL LA SALLE: LaSalle is the napoleonic general who rushes in to rescue the narrator just as he is about to fall into the pit at the end of the story. JUDGES: At the beginning of the story, the black-roberd judges, who are officials of the inquisition, pronounce the narrator sentence of death. THE SPANISH INQUISITION: judicial institution established to combat heresy in Spain.

PIT:a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it. These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox. HISSING:to make a noise like a long s sound: Why do snakes hiss? The iron was hissing and spluttering. People in the audience were hissing their disapproval. EDEVILISH: evil or morally bad: a devilish plotmorally bad but in an attractive way: a devilish grin. FAINT: not strong or clear; slight: a faint sound/noise/smell. The lamp gave out a faint glow. She gave me a faint smile of recognition.There's not the faintest hope of ever finding him. She bears a faint resemblance to my sister. I have a faint suspicion that you may be right! ABISMAL: very deep. Titanic heights and abysmal depths. LABYRINTHINE: used to describe something that has a lot of parts and is therefore confusing. Beneath the city lies a labyrinthine network of tunnels.It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the movie's labyrinthine plot. EXCRUCIATING: painful. An excruciating pain in the lower backun PERNICIOUS: having a very harmful effect or influence. The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services. ABYSS: a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom.

NEW TITLE: Inquisition from a cellar.

This title is where History happens in a cell in the prison where he was condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition in Toledo and in the moments of suffering when the anguish that he experiences begins to flood the cell.

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REVIEW

At the time of the Inquisition in Spain, an anonymous narrator narrates his death sentence. Wake up in a dark prison, discover a deep pit, and face a deadly pendulum. Cunningly, he lures rats with food to free himself just in time. Later, tied to a table, he watches as the pendulum, now in the shape of a scythe, slowly descends towards his heart. Ingeniously smearing food on his leash, he attracts rats who cut his tether just before they reach him. The walls close in on the well, but the French general Lasalle and his army intervene, ending the Inquisition and rescuing the narrator. This ingenious escape culminates in an unexpected twist, revealing that the French general led the operation to take down the oppressive institution.

FORMAL LETTER

Dear mr.Edgar allan poe The story that you have written seems very interesting to me since it shows a very important moment with the spaint history.I think you see in the history. I think you have been able to briefly explain what the inquisition was and that darkness behind it is a history with a lot of content in little space. those moments when you are showing us the torture and suffering in the inquisition. those moments in which it makes us readers feel as if we were in that same place that suffering that the author experiences in that well In conclusion , I recommended this story because in the old moment you saw that you want to continue reading to know what happens and it shows great continuity. Congratulations on this story.

QUOTES: 1-”I remember other stories of the prisons at Toledo, stories of other kinds of death” We know that the main and only character has been sentenced to death by the Spanish Inquisition. He already knows what this means because he knows previous stories. 2-”I am afraid to open my eyes. Not afraid of seeing something terrible, but afraid that there is nothing to see.” The main character is all the time describing the situation. This is the first time he opens up and expresses his feelings. As we have seen in the previous quote, he knows about the tortures he may suffer. 3-”Theblackness of the blackest night is around me. Am I already dead? No! A terrible thought comes to me. I am in a tomb - they have buried me alive in a tomb! This is a strong way of describing the terrible situation he is involved in. It shows a perfect command of language by Poe.”

QUOTES: 1-”I remember other stories of the prisons at Toledo, stories of other kinds of death” We know that the main and only character has been sentenced to death by the Spanish Inquisition. He already knows what this means because he knows previous stories. 2-”I am afraid to open my eyes. Not afraid of seeing something terrible, but afraid that there is nothing to see.” The main character is all the time describing the situation. This is the first time he opens up and expresses his feelings. As we have seen in the previous quote, he knows about the tortures he may suffer. 3-”Theblackness of the blackest night is around me. Am I already dead? No! A terrible thought comes to me. I am in a tomb - they have buried me alive in a tomb! This is a strong way of describing the terrible situation he is involved in. It shows a perfect command of language by Poe.” This is a curious reaction by the main character. We know he is afraid, but he is trying to use his intelligence to know more about the place he is in and what he may expect. 4-”I walk on, slowly, until my fingers touch a wall. It is wet and cold. I begin to follow it round, but then stop. How big is my prison? I must know. I tear off a small piece of my long prison shirt and put it on the floor, next to the wall. I move on again, counting my steps. This is a curious reaction by the main character. We know he is afraid, but he is trying to use his intelligence to know more about the place he is in and what he may expect.” 5-”Dear God, I am going to die in this prison - a slow and terrible death. Every second of every hour of every day I will wait for it, and the waiting will be as terrible as the death itself.” We don't know what he has done for being condemned by a religious judge. But this quote shows that he believes in God because he is speaking to him. Again it also shows Poe's great command of language. 6-"In death - no! even in the grave all is not lost”. Although he is in a difficult situation, this quote shows he is quite optimistic and this saves his life because he fights to get out of every challenge he finds.