ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In “The Masque of the Red Death", what did the white room symbolize?
A
birth
B
old age
C
death
D
answer not listed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Green (Spring and youth) Orange (Summer and autumn) White (Old age) Violet (Impending death)

Detailed explanation-2: -Blue represents birth, purple represents a transition to royalty, green represents the growth of youth, orange represents strength and maturity, white is purity, and violet–the last stage before the red and black room representing death in the story–represents the knowledge and wisdom that comes with age.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The sixth room of the seven is the violet room. Violet represents the sixth stage of life which is old age.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Black Room Anyone standing in this room would get the illusion that they were burdened with the Red Death. Due to the fact that the black room symbolizes the end, it also incorporates the end of the story. At the conclusion of the story, Prince Prospero is confronting the Red Death in the violet room.

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