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Masque of the Red Death

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  • How many "apartments" did the castle have?
    7
  • What did Prince Prospero want his friends to do with the man behind the corpse-like mask?
    Seize him and strip him to find out his identity
  • What tv show did we use as a reference to the grandfather clock?
    Stranger Things
  • What was the name of the prince that invited guests into his castle?
    Prospero-means successful and wealthy
  • What may have inspired Poe to write this story about a deadly disease?
    tuberculosis
  • What did they call the pestilence that was killing people (like a pandemic)?
    The Red Death
  • How did Prince Prospero's friends react to the masked corpse-like stranger?
    First they were surprised, then they were horrified
  • Describe Prince Prospero
    controlling, crazy, eccentric, rich, selfish, robust
  • What happens to a person when they contract the red death?
    Bleed from all your pores and then die
  • What does ebony mean?
    black, used to describe the 7th room
  • How many rooms could you see at once, as you stand in the hallway?
    1 at a time
  • What color was the 7th room?
    Black
  • What did Prince Prospero do to seclude the people in the castle from the outside world?
    welded the gates shut and provided plenty of food and entertainment
  • How were the people inside the castle dressed?
    eccentric clothing and masks
  • What happens when the clock chimes?
    Everyone goes silent, and they are terrified and traumitized
  • How many people were at the party?
    One thousand
  • Describe the colors of the gothic windows in the 7 rooms?
    blue, purple, green, orange, violet, scarlet, white
  • Give 3 descriptions of the castle (abbey)
    gothic windows, iron gates, castellated tower, lofty, strong/stone, secluded
  • What was the party or revel like in the castellated abbey?
    people wore masks, wine, noise-music, buffoons, ballet dancers
  • Why did Prince Prospero's brow "redden with rage" when he saw the stranger?
    The mystery man was mocking (or making fun) of the red death by wearing the costume and it was ruining the party
  • What was the source of light that shone through the stained glass windows?
    the torches/braziers
  • Describe the stranger that made Prince Prosper so enraged?
    He was shrouded in the habiliments of the grave, he had a realistic mask that looked like the visage of a corpse and he was tall and gaunt
  • What was Prince Prospero's planned punishment for the man in the red death costume?
    Hang him from the battlements in the morning
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