What types of conflict are present in the story "The Pit and the Pendulum"?

Conflict
types, as used when it comes to literature, describe one of five kinds of conflict found in
stories: man versus man, man versus nature, man versus himself, man versus society, and man
versus fate/God (this is a bit of an expansion...it seems like when I was in school they only
had the first three.)  Anyhow, let's run with the five when looking at "."

1. First, man versus man.  I don't think this one
   so much applies.  There is no one real adversary described in the story.  The things trying to
   kill him are really traps.  You could maybe make a case that the guy who comes in and ties him
   to the table would be an adversary, but I don 't think that was Poe's intention.  His real
   opponents in the story are inanimate.
2. Secondly, man versus
   nature. This one does not apply either.  There is no "natural" force at
   work in the story, such as a storm or an avalanche.
3. Third,
   man versus himself. This one is present, though not totally obvious
   through Poe's prose.  The main character is reasoably self controlled and doesn't seem to
   "lose it."  Nevertheless, to overcome the blackness of the "pit scenario"
   and the dread of the "pendulum" once must come to terms with one's own fear.  So I
   think this conflict is present, though not explicit (if that makes sense!)


4. Fourth, man versus society. This one is a biggie in the
   story.  The reason he is being executed in the first place is because he has wronged society (at
   least as the judges of the inquisition see it.)  That is the crux of the conflict of the
   story...the man is up against the social structure of the inquisition.


5. Lastly, man versus fate/God. I don't see this one.  Even
   though the Inquisition was religiously based, it's not really developed in the course of the
   story.

So, anyhow, there you are.  Good luck with your
class!