LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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Prince Prospero
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the Ebony clock
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The cup death drinks from
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Red Death
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Detailed explanation-1: -In “The Masque of the Red Death, ” the clock, the masked figure, and blood serve as an unholy trinity, representative of death rather than salvation. The clock is time, the indomitable presence that establishes the confines of reality and the inevitability of death.
Detailed explanation-2: -The seven colored rooms are thought to represent the seven stages of life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Represents: They represent humanity, human beings. How they add to the story: Although the party guests isolate themselves, they still die from the Red Death, thus showing no one can escape death.
Detailed explanation-4: -Violet (Old Age) The sixth room of the seven is the violet room. Violet represents the sixth stage of life which is old age.