the mask of red death

Presented to Sir SiddiquePresented by Maryam Bibi

Mahnoor Fatima Pakiza Mushtaq

THE MASK OF THE RED DEATH

EDGAR ALLAN POE•Is an American writer who known as the father of the horror short stories.

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.

SUMMARY

• He invites his closest friends,his courtiers and maidens to his palace.• He organizes a maske ball.

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.

BLUE: birthPURPLE: the beginning of growthGREEN: the spring of life (Youth)ORANGE: Summer and Autumn of lifeWHITE: Winter- agingVIOLET: darknessBLACK: death

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

there was this man covered with a red mask and caught the attention of everybody; the thing that Prince Prospero did not like.

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

CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

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.

ANTAGONIST: MYSTERIOUS GUEST 

The personification of the Red Death. The mysterious guest brings death to those who deny their own mortality.

THEME OF THE STORY

THEMES

DEATHLifeFate Social class

SYMBOLS

DEATHBLACK CHAMBER

BIRTHBLUE CHAMBER

Beginning of Growth

PURPLE CHAMBER

Spring of LifeGREEN CHAMBER

SUMMER OR AUTUMN

ORANGE CHAMBER

AGEWHITE CHAMBER

DARKNESSVIOLET CHAMBER

ABBEY GATE:

Social barrier between the poor and the wealthy

THE RED DEATH:

Death

MASKS:

The aristocrats attempt to hide from the Red Death

PRINCE PROSPERO:

Ignorance; Inability to accept death

EBONY CLOCK:

Passing time. People cannot escape from Death

LITERARY DEVICES

NARRATORTHIRD PERSON

ALLUSIONillusions of safety are shattered. The larger meaning may be that all illusions of escaping death are foolish

PERSONIFICATION:The Red Death

ALLEGORY:Humans´ desire to avoid death