1. The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe

2. Exposition The Prince Prospero held a masked ball in his castle, where the “Red Death” was supposedly present.The Prince Prospero held a masked ball in his castle, where the “Red Death” was supposedly present. In the beginning of the story we meet the main character, Prince Prospero and his supporting characters, the Knights and Dames of the castle.In the beginning of the story we meet the main character, Prince Prospero and his supporting characters, the Knights and Dames of the castle.

3. Vocabulary: Pestilence: infectious disease Fatal: leading to death Avatar: version of one’s self Dissolution: something breaking down Sagacious: wise or shrewd Dominions: slaves Hale: fit and strong

4. Vocabulary continued Contagion: spread of disease Baffoon: bumbling clown of a person Revelry: dream

5. Rising Action The narrator gives you a mental tour of the kingdom and tells about each room or chamber, there were seven of them. There are not any lamps and candelabrums in the entire castle, there were also stained glass windows, in every chamber a different color. But the pane failed to correspond with the window colorings…they were all scarlet-a deep blood color.The narrator gives you a mental tour of the kingdom and tells about each room or chamber, there were seven of them. There are not any lamps and candelabrums in the entire castle, there were also stained glass windows, in every chamber a different color. But the pane failed to correspond with the window colorings…they were all scarlet-a deep blood color. The gigantic clock of ebony struck every minute and making the orchestra pause during their performance. The ebony clock is in the velvet hallway and soon the chimes begin to fade away.The gigantic clock of ebony struck every minute and making the orchestra pause during their performance. The ebony clock is in the velvet hallway and soon the chimes begin to fade away.

6. Rising Action Continued A tall masked man enters the room. Prince Prospero confronts him and asks who he is so they will know who they are hanging at sundown, but no man is courageous enough to seize the man when the Prince orders them to do so.A tall masked man enters the room. Prince Prospero confronts him and asks who he is so they will know who they are hanging at sundown, but no man is courageous enough to seize the man when the Prince orders them to do so.

7. Climax Prince Prospero runs through the six chambers as he is chased by a dagger held by the masked man. Prince Prospero finally reached the last chamber, the velvet chamber. Prince turns and faces his pursuer, the dagger drops to the sable carpet.Prince Prospero runs through the six chambers as he is chased by a dagger held by the masked man. Prince Prospero finally reached the last chamber, the velvet chamber. Prince turns and faces his pursuer, the dagger drops to the sable carpet.

8. Falling Action Immediately after the dagger reaches the ground, Prince Prospero follows and is left laying on the ground dead.Immediately after the dagger reaches the ground, Prince Prospero follows and is left laying on the ground dead. The others threw themselves into the “Black” chamber and watching as the masked man stand erect to the ebony clock as he drops the mask at which they handled with so violently and rudeness.The others threw themselves into the “Black” chamber and watching as the masked man stand erect to the ebony clock as he drops the mask at which they handled with so violently and rudeness.

9. Resolution The Red Death killed all and tripod torches went out…the ebony clock expired and so “the Red death held illimitable domination over all.”The Red Death killed all and tripod torches went out…the ebony clock expired and so “the Red death held illimitable domination over all.” The Red Death was acknowledged and “Had come like a thief in the night, and one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel and dies each in the despairing posture of his fall.”The Red Death was acknowledged and “Had come like a thief in the night, and one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel and dies each in the despairing posture of his fall.”

10. Symbols Symbols are people, places, events, or things that stand for ideas larger than themselves.

12. The Seven Rooms Blue- East, windows the same color Purple- windows the same color Green- windows the same color Orange- windows the same color White- windows the same color Violet- windows the same color Black- West, blood-red windows

13. Other Symbols & Meanings 1.The Ebony Clock 2.The Masquerade Ball 1.wearing masks, anonymous… could represent everyone 3.Plague(The Red Death) 4.The Uninvited Guest

14. The Seven Rooms: What do they symbolize? Where does the sun rise/set? –East & West Which color symbolizes death? –Black A day can represent a person’s life… –Sunrise is birth –Sunset(or night) is death

15. The Ebony Clock: What does it mean? Time… running out? –Mortality – time running out eventually ending in death

16. The Uninvited Guest? A representation of death (specifically The Red Death) that comes to kill Prince Prospero and the rest of the nobles.

17. Theme? No one, no matter how rich or powerful, can escape the slow march of time…and ultimately death.