Sagacious means having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.
The literary term Poe uses in his description of Prince Prospero is characterization. He carefully crafts his character's traits of being happy, dauntless, and sagacious to show the reader the prince's personality and qualities.
Portrait of Prince Philip Prospero was created in 1659.
The Prince's name in Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" is Prospero.
Prince Prospero is the main character of The Masque of the Red Death.
The word "sagacious" would correctly be used to describe someone who has good judgement, or is very mentally sharp. The word comes from the idea of a "sage," referring to an archetype invented by psychologist Carl Jung that often refers to a wise old man.
Prince Prospero initially reacts with disdain towards the stranger and demands to know who he is. However, after confronting the stranger several times, Prospero becomes furious and tries to unmask him, only to realize that the stranger is actually the embodiment of the Red Death.
Prove himself
seven rooms
Prince dauntless (played by joe bova in the original)
Happy
Prince Prospero gathers a thousand of his wealthy friends and locks them in his abbey to protect them from the disease ravaging the country. He hosts extravagant parties within the abbey, believing that they are safe from the outside world.
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