the mask of red death
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Presented to Sir SiddiquePresented by Maryam Bibi
Mahnoor Fatima Pakiza Mushtaq
THE MASK OF THE RED DEATH
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EDGAR ALLAN POE•Is an American writer who known as the father of the horror short stories.
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SUMMARY• The Red Death plagues the land.• The prince of that land was
sagacious and dauntless. he had no concern with his public.• Prince Prospero decides to lock
the gates of his palace in order to keep away from the plague.
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SUMMARY
• He invites his closest friends,his courtiers and maidens to his palace.• He organizes a maske ball.
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SUMMARY
oThe rooms represent the seven stages of life. They are set from east to west (how the sun sets and ends):
oHe decorates the rooms of his castle in single colours.
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BLUE: birthPURPLE: the beginning of growthGREEN: the spring of life (Youth)ORANGE: Summer and Autumn of lifeWHITE: Winter- agingVIOLET: darknessBLACK: death
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The ebony clock rings each hour. Its sound is so loud and distracting that everyone stops talking and the orchestra stops playing.
At midnight, the clock sounds and the guests begin to notice a mysterious figure.
SUMMARY
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there was this man covered with a red mask and caught the attention of everybody; the thing that Prince Prospero did not like.
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Prince Prospero becomes angry with the strange guest. but suddenly he knew that this man was the Red Death.Finally, Prospero confronts the figure and dies. Then everyone dies for the Red Death has infiltrated the castle.
SUMMARY
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CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
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PROTAGONIST: PRINCE PROSPERO
• A wealthy nobleman and a victim of the Red Death. Prince Prospero’s wealth turns out to be irrelevant in the natural cycle of life and death.
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ANTAGONIST: MYSTERIOUS GUEST
The personification of the Red Death. The mysterious guest brings death to those who deny their own mortality.
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THEME OF THE STORY
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THEMES
DEATHLifeFate Social class
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SYMBOLS
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DEATHBLACK CHAMBER
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BIRTHBLUE CHAMBER
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Beginning of Growth
PURPLE CHAMBER
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Spring of LifeGREEN CHAMBER
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SUMMER OR AUTUMN
ORANGE CHAMBER
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AGEWHITE CHAMBER
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DARKNESSVIOLET CHAMBER
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ABBEY GATE:
Social barrier between the poor and the wealthy
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THE RED DEATH:
Death
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MASKS:
The aristocrats attempt to hide from the Red Death
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PRINCE PROSPERO:
Ignorance; Inability to accept death
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EBONY CLOCK:
Passing time. People cannot escape from Death
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LITERARY DEVICES
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NARRATORTHIRD PERSON
ALLUSIONillusions of safety are shattered. The larger meaning may be that all illusions of escaping death are foolish
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PERSONIFICATION:The Red Death
ALLEGORY:Humans´ desire to avoid death
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