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1.WhydoPrinceProsperoandhisfollowersretreattohispalace?
He an his followers go to the palace to escape the
Red Death Plague.
2. Describe in specific detail the series of rooms in which the Masquerade Ball takes place.
• Aseriesof7roomsinazig-zagpaHern
Going from East to West:
• Blue • Purple • Green • Orange
• White• Violet• Black
• ToserveaslighKng,therearelargebowlsofburningcoalsbetweentherooms.
n Intheblackroomtherestandsahugeebonygrandfatherclock.
• ThedecoraKonsmatchthecolorofeachroom.
n ThereisaGothicwindowineachroomwhichpanesmatchthecoloroftheroom.
n Theblackroom’swindowpanesaretheonlyexcepKon:itspanesare“blood”red.
3. Compare life outside the palace with the life of the people Prospero brought
inside. (possible answers…) OutsideInside
RealityFantasy
Death;DestrucKonLife
SorrowHappinessHealth Disease/Sickness
DespairHope
Wealth Poverty
4. Describe the intruder’s appearance and behavior.
• It has a tall, gaunt (thin) appearance • It is “shrouded” with the “robe”
of the dead • It resembles someone with the
red death disease. • Its face is dabbed in blood.
STORYSYMBOLS
5) Prince Prospero –
Hemightsymbolizewealthorprosperity.
Herepresentsmankind'sfuKle(pointless)aHempttoliveforever.
6.Themasquerade
TheMasqueradepartycanrepresentfantasyorescapingfromreality.
7. The masked figure –
Thiscouldrepresentdeathingeneral…Morespecifically,the
RedDeathPlague.
8.The seven rooms with different colors…
TheSevenDeadlySins1.pride,2.envy,3.gluHony[greediness],4.sloth[laziness],
5.lust[desire],6.avarice[materialism],7.wrath[anger]
TheSevenStagesofLife(infancy,childhood,teenyears,youngadulthood,middle
age,oldage,death)
TheLifeCycle*Youcanalsotalkaboutwhateach
colormightmean…
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