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I've just finished Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque of the Red Death, and I have to say, it's amazing. It's deep - it makes you think. Writing about the Red Death has got me excited, and I can't wait to blog about The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado! They're two of my favorite Poe stories, the third being The Fall of the House of Usher. Unfortunately, I won't be writing much about Usher (not the singer, sorry if I got your hopes up), but stay tuned for The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado!
1.) Describe the internal and external workings of the protagonist (Prince Prospero).
Prince Prospero is a very happy, healthy, and wealthy man. Poe also writes that he is sagacious, or shrewd. Prospero has a love for all things strange and exciting, proven by the odd and grotesque costumes his followers don for his masquerade. He is also afraid of dying from the Red Death and tries to prevent from contracting the illness by shutting himself off from society. However, he dislikes being lonely and without entertainment, so he brings a thousand followers with him.
Prince Prospero is a very happy, healthy, and wealthy man. Poe also writes that he is sagacious, or shrewd. Prospero has a love for all things strange and exciting, proven by the odd and grotesque costumes his followers don for his masquerade. He is also afraid of dying from the Red Death and tries to prevent from contracting the illness by shutting himself off from society. However, he dislikes being lonely and without entertainment, so he brings a thousand followers with him.
2.) Why does Prince Prospero voluntarily isolate himself?
He voluntarily isolates himself because he doesn’t want to die from the Red Death. He also thinks that his isolation will be fun and exciting because of his parties and masquerades.
3.) Who does Prince Prospero invite to his great fete?
Prospero takes a thousand of his followers, knights and dames, from his court.
4.) Describe Prince Prospero’s great fete and the physical description of each of the seven apartments (chambers).
Prospero’s party is a masquerade in which all of his attendees dress up in bizarre and glittery splendor to imitate intangible beings. Each chamber is a different color. The first chamber is decorate in blue and has blue stained glass windows, the second purple, the third green, the fourth orange, the fifth white, and the sixth violet. The seventh apartment has black decorations but a scarlet window. The first room (blue) is also the eastern-most chamber, and the others progress west to the seventh apartment (black).
Prospero’s party is a masquerade in which all of his attendees dress up in bizarre and glittery splendor to imitate intangible beings. Each chamber is a different color. The first chamber is decorate in blue and has blue stained glass windows, the second purple, the third green, the fourth orange, the fifth white, and the sixth violet. The seventh apartment has black decorations but a scarlet window. The first room (blue) is also the eastern-most chamber, and the others progress west to the seventh apartment (black).
5.) Who is the villain and how does he represent the “repressed emotions” of Prince Prospero?
The villain is the Red Death. Like the other attendees of Prospero’s masquerade, he dresses up in a grotesque costume. However, he comes as the fear of death. Prospero knows that the party can only be successful if everyone forgets about the Red Death while dancing and celebrating, so when the Red Death actually comes and proves this fact to all of the partygoers, Prospero’s demise is certain.
The villain is the Red Death. Like the other attendees of Prospero’s masquerade, he dresses up in a grotesque costume. However, he comes as the fear of death. Prospero knows that the party can only be successful if everyone forgets about the Red Death while dancing and celebrating, so when the Red Death actually comes and proves this fact to all of the partygoers, Prospero’s demise is certain.
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