The Masque Of Red Death: No One Can Hide From Death
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In "The Masque of Red Death", Edgar Allen Poe tells a story of human denial
and struggle with death, especially among the wealthy. Poe uses powerful
images of sensual texture, color and symbols to show the passing of time
and life.
Prince Prospero along with "a thousand hale and lighthearted fri ....
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.... for the less fortunate and only those few selected
should be cared for.
After the fifth or sixth month together a masquerade is planned, and in
typical "Poesque" fashion the great halls are described in imagery that
foreshadows a horror to follow. The "masque" takes place in the imperial
suite, which consisted of seven very distinct rooms. Seven being a symbol -
seven wonders of the world, seven deadly sins with seven corresponding
cardinal virtues. Seven also suggesting the stages ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
