The Masque of the Red Death
literary category
allegory about the inevitability of death
allegorical reading,
gothic narrative
character:
The Tale: The One with the Red Mask, Edgar Allan Poe
un pequeño resumen del cuento.
This story is about a kingdom that is being invaded by a plague, the effect of this plague on humanity is totally deadly, and made people bleed through the pores until they looked in a matter of minutes; the prince of this kingdom, made a refuge in which thousands of nobles were welcomed to protect themselves from this disease, everything was completely fine, until one day, the plague managed to enter the refuge and kills all those who attended a party in the same refuge.
This book was published in 1842, and a movie based on this story was made in 1964.
secondary: Friends of the prince (nobles)
Antagonist: The Red Death (The Red Death (The Mask)
Principal: prince.
kind of world
fantastic world, because the development of the story things happen out of the ordinary.
Time
this book entitled "The mask of the red death" does not precenta any temporary anaconia, since the time of the story coincides with the time of the story.
Type of space:
Social: The main character (Principe) is from the upper class since he has a luxurious glass and the rest of the characters are middle class.
psychological:
what the characters feel could be represented as fear, suspense and in some moments happiness, at the time of the mask party.:
Physical:
The physical space of this story is closed, it only has 7 rooms.