The document discusses the setting and context of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It takes place during Carnival, a secular holiday that evolved from Lent and is a time of excess and indulgence. The narrator plans to carry out his revenge against the offender in the catacombs, or underground burial chambers, beneath his estate, taking advantage of the atmosphere where inhibitions are lowered. The story features an unreliable narrator who may not be providing an accurate account of events.