Tide pools are microscopic views of the ocean, glimpses of a secret world usually hidden from the eye. They create a magical sense of intimacy with the observer, and are critical in studies pertaining to sea life ecosystems.

Illustration for The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. 

Poe’s short story paints the narrator as having a deceptive and manipulative nature. His two-faced persona and plotting allows him to enact a chilling act of revenge against a man who had slighted him.