ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The prince immediately instructs the stranger to be seized, but all are universally frightened to seize this Red Death. Infuriated, the prince draws a dagger and rushes ‘hurriedly through the six chambers, ” but as he approaches the figure, his dagger stops, and he falls dead upon the black carpet.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose “costume” proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn.

Detailed explanation-3: -The noun “mummer” refers to an actor, typically amateur, who performed in masked plays or pantomimes. Mummers often performed for the poor in exchange for food or drink, especially around the holidays.

Detailed explanation-4: -The guests’ are very angry. The figure is able to move from room to room because he made his way uninterruptedly, and with the same solemn and measure step which distinguished him from the first to the violet. How does Prince Prospero react to the midnight guest?