The Masque of the Red Death

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Why do Prince Prospero and his guests lock themselves in an abbey?

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to escape the Red Death

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What detail from the story supports the interpretation that the revelers' masks and costumes symbolize their attempt to hide from the Red Death?

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The uninvited guest has blood on his mask and costume.

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What do the red windows in the last chamber symbolize in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

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blood and death

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Prince Prospero's guests seem happy and carefree, but they stop celebrating and get very quiet every time the clock chimes. What does this tell you about how they are really feeling?

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Under their happy exterior, they are still worried about the Red Death.

Front

Symbol suggesting revelers will not live long in "The Masque of the Red Death": the white room, the locked gates, the prince's dagger, the ebony clock

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the ebony clock

Front

In "The Masque of the Red Death," what does the uninvited guest symbolize?

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death

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How does Prince Prospero die?

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He is stabbed with a dagger.

Front

What might the tripods' flames symbolize in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

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the revelers' lives

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What message is Poe trying to convey in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

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Wealth cannot protect one from death.

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Why does Prince Prospero decide to have a masquerade?

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to distract himself and his guests from the boredom and fear of their seclusion