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    Everyone know we born and later we die. But between them there is more. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe represent the Seven Stages of Life with seven rooms. The first room is the blue room. It represents the birth. The blue room is furthest to the east “in blue-and vividly blue were its windows” (76). Usually is the east the direction associated with “beginning”‚ and birth‚ because the sun rises in the east. After the birth started the time to growth up. That’s way the purple room

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    goods met with consequences can be attributed to karma. Washington Irving‚ Stephen Vincent Benet‚ and Edgar Allen Poe demonstrate these ideas of karma in their respective books‚ The Devil and Tom Walker‚ The Devil and Daniel Webster‚ and The Masque of the Red Death. Romantics value intuition and feeling in order to reach self realization in contrast to rationalists’ value of reason and goods to create a better life. In romantics eyes self realization

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    In “The Masque Of the Red Death” the main character is shown around the castle of Prince Prospero and as he goes through all these rooms that are very lavish and well done there is a theme of sorts where each room symbolizes something. Prince Prospero begins with showing the rooms froms east to west‚ The first room‚blue‚ is the beginning of the rooms and also symbolizes the beginning of life and or can be seen to symbolize birth. Next‚ the purple room is shown which symbolizes royalty‚ wealth and

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    “The Masque of the Red Death” Literary Analysis Essay Using Literary Criticism Assignment: Your assignment is to write a five-paragraph essay about the symbolism used in “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. You will have an introduction‚ three body paragraphs‚ and a conclusion. You must include at least one direct quote in each of your body paragraphs from the story as well as from an article of literary criticism. You must have a title page and works cited page. All of this must

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    Poe ’s The Masque of the Red Death are elaborate allegories that use symbolism and imagery to illustrate the image of death. In both these stories‚ death is inevitable‚ the end of a human life. However‚ in the first short story‚ The Shawl‚ Ozick shows us that death is inevitable and it is useless if you attempt to escape it. And in the second story‚ Poe symbolizes the immortality many of us believe we have‚ but not any of us really possess. In Cynthia Ozick ’s The Shawl the image of death is introduced

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    question of life and death. In his writing he has expressed a familiar rhythm throughout his work. He uses the theme of death and it is probably related to the death of his young wife "Virginia" or his mother‚ who died when he was only three. Poe is also obsessed with the theme of color he uses through his writing‚ to describe simple imagery or to create symbolism. In the short story‚ "The Masque of the Red Death‚" and the poem‚ "The Raven‚" Edgar Allan Poe uses similar themes of death and uses color excessively

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    Analytical Response Paper #1 Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe contains a single major message which is that no one can escape disease and death. This message is underlined by the overall dark and ominous tone that is presented throughout the work. Poe’s choice of words he used is very dark and horrific as well‚ which also lets the reader feel the works underlying message. In regards to symbols‚ the giant ebony clock represents

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    2013 “The Masque of the Red Death” By: Edgar Allan Poe In the story Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe‚ taken from the book entitled Fifty Short Stories‚ Poe describes a time in which a plague hit the town leaving many people to die. Prince Prospero unlike the commoners did not fear this plague because he enclosed himself and his friends inside a castle were there was protection from this plague. Throughout this story there are many elements in which imagery and symbolism play a major

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    no word written‚ of which tendency‚ direct or indirect‚ is not to the one pre-established design." (Poe 244). To this effect‚ Poe drenches his works in symbolism and allegory. Especially in shorter works‚ Poe assigns meaning to the smallest object‚ explicitly deriving exurbanite significance within concise descriptions. "The Masque of the Red Death" tells the story of a Prince Prospero who along with his one thousand friends sought a haven from the plague that was ravishing their country. They lived

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    brings up the questions of life and death. He utilizes the theme of death‚ which is probably related to the death of his young wife "Virginia" or his mother‚ who died when he was only three (encyclopedia). Poe is also obsessed with the use of color throughout his writings‚ with imagery. In the short story‚ "The Masque of the Red Death"‚ and the poem "The Raven"‚ Edgar Allen Poe uses death and color to convey his ideals. For example‚ in "The Mask of the Red Death" the short story talks about a plague

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