LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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challenges the guest to a duel and then draws his sword in order to fight
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demands that the masked guest leave since he or she was not invited
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draws a dagger, then chases the masked guest by going from room to room
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asks for the mask and costume so that he, the prince, can wear them
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: In “The Masque of the Red Death", Prince Prospero confronts the masked man because he intends to kill him. He is furious with the intruder, who dared to dress like the one thing they are all trying to avoid.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Main Characters. In ‘’The Masque of the Red Death, ” there are only two major characters: Prince Prospero and the mysterious masked figure, who we later find out is the Red Death.
Detailed explanation-3: -By another reading, Prospero’s own murderous thoughts have led his face to take on the color of death. He calls for the hanging of the figure and later rushes him with a dagger, indicating Prospero’s own deadly nature.
Detailed explanation-4: -Prospero passes from the blue room all the way down to the violet room, until he reaches the ghostly guest at the edge of the black room.