ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -why do Prince Prospero and his guest lock themselves in an abbey? the revelers’ mask and costume symbolize their attempt to hide from the Red Death.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prospero and his guests lock themselves in this remote castle to avoid the Red Death. After several months, Prospero throws a party in a suite of seven differently colored rooms. These rooms seem to symbolize the stages of life, with the blue room representing birth and life and the black room representing death.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prince is trying to avoid death by keeping his friends safely barricaded within the castle.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does this show the reader about his leadership style and his ideas about survival? They are trying to keep themselves from contracting the Red Death. This shows that the Prince is selfish, and worried about only himself and those that support him.

Detailed explanation-5: -He hopes to escape the Red Death. He has the doors barred from the outside so no one can come into or leave the castle.