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Essay Preview: Usa Report this essay Thesis: The depression and hardships experienced by Edgar Allan Poe during his lifetime led to reoccurring themes of death and Goth in many of his short stories. I. “The Cask of Amontillado” A. Premeditated murder is the theme of “The Cask of Amontillado”. 1. Montresor has a deep hatred.