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The Masque of the Red Death (Gothic (The sublime: the mummer is very…
The Masque of the Red Death
Theme
death
decease
scary
Gothic
The sublime: the mummer is very sublime, it is very unpleasant and not pretty, it looks like death
Crisis: the mummer and all the death was the main crisis the fact that everyone was attacked by the red death
The uncanny: the uncanny is the mummer. it was odd, no one noticed him and how he just appeared out of nowhere when the clock struck 12
The supernatural: the mummer is a very supernatural character as it was shown it had the ability to spread a disease and blood that would kill people instantly.
Context
By the age of only 13 Edgar Allan Poe had written enough poetry that he could have published his own book.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Poe lived a short life, certainly by today's standards, dying in 1849
, Edgar Allan Poe had two siblings: an older brother William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister Rosalie Poe.
Comprehension
Glossary
Pestilence : This was the worst disease they had ever seen.
Dissolution: the disease was ending peoples lives.
Voluptuous: fancy and luxurious
Castellated: Means to have turrets or battlements like a castle
habiliments: means clothing
shrouded: something that concleds
Disapprobation: means disapproval
Courtires: sovereigns companions at court
hale: A old person that is fit and healthy
Avatar: released soul in bodily form on earth
Perforce:
Sable:
Dominion:
Questions
Did the prince know if there was people inside?
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Summary
The prince wanted to keep the people safe and the mummer still got inside. So the prince attacked the mummer then all the people died.