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when the clock chimes everybody in the rooms stops what they are doing and watches the clock. the masque of the red death is an allegory and is meant to be read on a symbolic level. the ebony clock symbolizes time. when it chimes everybody stops what they are doing to see if their time is up. and when the story is over and everybody has died the clock stops. this means time is up. other symbols include the red death which symbolizes death and no matter who or where you are it will find you. the seven rooms symbolize the seven deadly sins. the tripods symbolize life. and prince prospero symbolizes prosperity. and the castle symbolizes hope that the red death will not find them.
In "The Masque of the Red Death," the seven rooms symbolize the stages of life and the inevitability of death. The clock symbolizes the passage of time and the mortality of humanity. The red death itself symbolizes the inevitability of death and the futility of trying to escape it.
because in this case death is a bad sign
In "The Masque of the Red Death" when the hour strikes, patrons freeze but for a moment, chimes followed by an eerie laughter
In "The Masque of the Red Death," the falling action occurs when Prince Prospero confronts the mysterious figure dressed as the Red Death. As the figure reveals its true nature as the embodiment of the disease, Prospero and his guests succumb to the Red Death one by one, leading to the story's climax and resolution.
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.
In "The Masque of the Red Death," there are examples of alliteration, such as in the description of the "prince's progress" through the seven rooms of the abbey. Alliteration is used to create rhythm and emphasis in the story, adding to the eerie and ominous tone of the narrative.
The red clock, it's accurate twice a day since the hands never move, while the blue clock is never accurate.
In "The Masque of the Red Death," the character Prince Prospero tries to escape death by locking himself and a group of nobles in his abbey, hoping to avoid the Red Death ravaging the country. However, in the end, death finds its way into the abbey despite their attempts to isolate themselves. The story illustrates the inevitable nature of death and how one cannot truly escape it.
it means red death
black death
The Masque of Red Death People don't really have that much in common, but they do have one big thing in common, that is death. Death is the one thing that no one can stop. The short story "The Masque of Red Death," by Edger Allen Poe shows how that statement is true. Poe was a man who had had many experiences with a disease that killed many people in his life, in his story "The Masque of Red Death," he uses a lot of symbolic messages to express his views and feelings on that disease....