1. Allegory is a story intended to be read on a symbolic level
Allegory is a story intended to be read on a symbolic level. In an allegorical story the character, settings, and events are intended to have meaning independent of the surface story.
Surface: The Prince and his followers retreat to his palace to avoid the Red Death. They are greatly entertained in the palace. Their festive environment is interrupted by a masked figure that turns out to be the Red Death and they all die.
Symbolic: ?????

2. Write one or two sentences connecting each of the following to the story. Then, brainstorm what each might symbolize.
Prince Prospero
The masquerade
The masked figure
The number 7
The clock
This story can be read in
and explain two of the ways
Green
Orange
White
Black
more than one way. Identify
this story can be read.