What does the mysterious guest symbolize in the masque of the red death?

Answer 1

The clock in the "Masque of the Red Death" symbolizes the final judgement. When everyones life comes to an end, the clock stops.

The clock indicates it is time to use your brain and come up with your own interpretations of a story! Writers, certainly Poe for one if my own interpretations have any merit, do not write with all the answers blueprinted. The art in a well written story is the presentation of a medium that the reader can participate in developing for him/her self satisfaction and enlightenment. If you insist on something with all the answers included, stick to math and basic science. And accounting might be a good profession to consider- no offense to Accountants meant.

Answer 2

death. when life stops the clock stops.

a better answer for this would be the clock symbolizes time when the clock would strike everybody would stop what they were doing and watch the clock to see if their time was up. because no matter what you do you have only a limited amount of time you cant get any back after its used. and when everybody dies at the end the clock stops symbolizing that time was up. now the answer before was good but not quite correct...

Answer 3

The black and red room symbolizes the last stage of life, inevitable death.

Answer 4

The music in â??The Masque of the Red Deathâ?? symbolizes life. Eventually, the music will stop for each person when death comes.

Answer 5

It means that the people there are having fun and don't want it to end. But, at the same time, every hour when the ebony clock strikes, there was a silent mourning of their dead loved ones.

Answer 6

The Moral lesson of the clock is that time runs out in life and when it dose there death is waiting.

Observe the time my son and flee from Sin.

Answer 7

destruction and death

Answer 8

Death