Climax: Prospero runs at the uninvited guest with his dagger as the man turns around. Prospero falls dead to the floor.
Conclusion: All the guests at the party die of the Red Death after discovering the uninvited guest was the Red Death,
Conflict: The conflict is Person V. Nature because Prospero and the guest attempt to cheat their natural deaths.
Short Story Terms: In the short story forshadowing is used with the chiming of the clock to show the deaths of Prospero and the guests were approaching. Allusion was used in the work by Poe to connect the work to The Tempest and the Bible to create a sense of familiaritly in the story. Symbolism was used in symbolizing the rooms into representing the seven deadly sins, and the stages of life. As well, the Red death, the chiming clock, and the black room all …show more content…
It also displays the horrifying appearance -or lack thereof- of the Red Death.
Special Topic: The seven deadly sins are representated by the seven rooms in The Masque of the Red Death. Through Prospero is protrayed pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, and sloth. They all characterize his nature, and the nature of the party as well.
Gothic Elements: 1. The masquerade, a party engulfed in mystery that adds a unknowing fear to the story
2. The lack of a clear protagonist, which distorts the readers morality when reading
3. The monster that is the Red Death, which gives the audience something to