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Symbolism In "The Mask Of The Red Death"
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Thesis: Poe uses symbolism to unfold this gripping tale of terror.
I. The first symbol in the story is the name of the Prince himself, Prince
Prospero.
II. The ebony clock is another major symbol within this tale.
III. The black room is the most prominent symbol in the story but is not
clear unti ....
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....powering
chime every hour. The chime paused its victims with disconcert and
trepidation. This sound was so clear, and loud that it was heard by all,
and even the most joyous grew pale. In the end the clock died just as the
"Red Death" had taken its last victim, "And the life of the ebony clock
went out with that the last of the gay" (75). The "Black Room" is described
vividly. " The seventh apartment was closely shrouded in black velvet
tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the wall.... |
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