LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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no one can outwit death
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the ebony clock is evil
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black rooms are bad luck
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helping the poor is good
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Detailed explanation-1: -We learn that Prince Prospero desperately doesn’t want to die and that he is very selfish. Compare life outside the palace with the life of people inside the abbey. People outside are suffering while the people inside still have their health and wealth.
Detailed explanation-2: -What do you learn about Prospero’s character from his desire to keep his palace free of the plague? He is afraid to die.
Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout this story, Poe addresses a few distinguishable themes, or ideas meant to convey universal messages: humanity’s desire to escape death, madness, and human selfishness.
Detailed explanation-4: -Even though this disease is spreading rampantly, the prince, Prospero, feels happy and hopeful. He decides to lock the gates of his palace in order to fend off the plague, ignoring the illness ravaging the land. After several months, he throws a fancy masquerade ball.