Edgar Allan Poe Why did Prince Prospero and

Edgar Allan Poe

Why did Prince Prospero and his followers retreat to his palace?

Describe the rooms in which the Masquerade ball took place.

Going from East to West: ⦿Blue ⦿White ⦿Purple ⦿Violet ⦿Green ⦿Black ⦿Orange

Explain how the party was constantly disrupted.

Explain how the party is constantly disrupted. Every time the clock struck off another hour, the orchestra stopped playing and the people stopped dancing.

Compare life outside the palace with life of the people Prospero brought inside his palace.

What do you learn about Prospero’s character from his desire to keep his palace free of the plague?

What mood or effect is created by the colors of the ball? ⦿It causes a dream-like effect. ⦿Fantasy

7. Why does the clock have such a dramatic effect on the dancers? It symbolizes reality; their lives slowly ticking away.

Why does the visitor frighten

List 6 ways Poe builds terror in this story.

Define allegory. A type of story where the characters, settings, and events are a series of related SYMBOLS.

What is the allegorical lesson (theme) of this story? NO MAN OR WOMAN CAN ESCAPE DEATH. IT IS HUMAN NATURE.

What might each item symbolize? ⦿ Prospero⦿ Uninvited ⦿ The Wealth; mankind’s attempt to live forever Guest- Death; Disease/Plague "Castellated a place of confinement; safety Abbey"

Symbol Analysis Death; passing of time. ⦿ Ebony Clock- ⦿ The Masquerade- Fantasy or escape from reality ⦿ The Number 7 - Seven deadly Sins

What might the colors represent? ⦿ The emotional stages of life; symbolizes the human journey from birth to death.

Describe the mood of the story? Dark; It's ominous; looming threat.

Reflection: Write a short reflection that explains what you thought and learned about Poe and/or Prince Prospero.