LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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the music stops each time the ebony clock chimes
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the mystery guest has blook on his mask
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the reverlers look like dreams moving from room to room
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the seven chambers all have different colors
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Detailed explanation-1: -In “The Masque of the Red Death, ” the ebony clock symbolizes the inescapable passage of time leading up to death. In literature, the color black is often connected to the idea of death. Further, the people are made uneasy as the clock strikes each hour, showing the passage of time.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The revelers’ masks and costumes symbolize their attempt to hide from the Red Death. What detail from the story supports this interpretation? The uninvited guest has blood on his mask and costume. What do the red windows in the last chamber symbolize in “The Masque of the Red Death"?
Detailed explanation-4: -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.