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He was born as Edgar Poe He was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts on Massachusetts on January 19th 1809 and January 19th 1809 and died on October 7th died on October 7th 18491849 ; the cause of his ; the cause of his death is unknown and death is unknown and has been variously has been variously attributed to alcohol, attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other tuberculosis, and other agents. his parents died agents. his parents died when he was youngwhen he was young

Edgar Allan Edgar Allan Poe.Poe.

Poe was an American writer, Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the considered part of the American Romantic American Romantic Movement. Best known for his Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American earliest American practitioners of the short practitioners of the short story and is considered the story and is considered the inventor of the detective-inventor of the detective-fiction genre. Poe's best fiction genre. Poe's best known fiction works are known fiction works are Gothic, a genre he followed to Gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste. His appease the public taste. His most recurring themes deal most recurring themes deal with questions of death, with questions of death, including its physical signs, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. Many of his and mourning. Many of his works are generally works are generally considered part of the dark considered part of the dark romanticism genre, a literary romanticism genre, a literary reaction to reaction to transcendentalism.transcendentalism.

Plot Raising action: when they discover the Raising action: when they discover the

presence of the Red Death man. And presence of the Red Death man. And the duke/prince endeavors to catch him.the duke/prince endeavors to catch him.

Climax: When the prince/duke are in Climax: When the prince/duke are in the same room, one struggling to kill the same room, one struggling to kill the other. And finally the Red Death the other. And finally the Red Death kills surprisingly to the duke/prince.kills surprisingly to the duke/prince.

Falling action: when all of the revelers Falling action: when all of the revelers are killed by the plague and the Red are killed by the plague and the Red Death is spread throughout the place.Death is spread throughout the place.

The story takes place in a castellated abbey, tended to be an The story takes place in a castellated abbey, tended to be an extremely secure place since its doors were made of iron and extremely secure place since its doors were made of iron and there were lofty wall surrounding the place. In the abbey there there were lofty wall surrounding the place. In the abbey there were buffoons, improvisatory, ballet-dancers, musicians, wine. were buffoons, improvisatory, ballet-dancers, musicians, wine. The building had seven rooms were a masquerade was being The building had seven rooms were a masquerade was being held. Six of the chambers were decorated in a similar way, held. Six of the chambers were decorated in a similar way, there were blue, purple, white and violet, green and orange there were blue, purple, white and violet, green and orange rooms, all of them shared a bizarre and vividly ornaments and rooms, all of them shared a bizarre and vividly ornaments and furniture that was in accordance with the respective wall and furniture that was in accordance with the respective wall and glasses color of the room. However, there was a room which glasses color of the room. However, there was a room which was distinct from the other, the furniture and ornaments were was distinct from the other, the furniture and ornaments were not matching, its walls and ceiling were black, the panes were not matching, its walls and ceiling were black, the panes were scarlet colored.scarlet colored.

In no room was any kind of lamp or candelabrum, the lights In no room was any kind of lamp or candelabrum, the lights were proportioned from the corridors outside the chambers were proportioned from the corridors outside the chambers from braziers covered by a tinted glass, which came up with from braziers covered by a tinted glass, which came up with fantastic and colorful rays of lights. As for the black room, due fantastic and colorful rays of lights. As for the black room, due to his window glasses were red- blooded; it gave a ghastly to his window glasses were red- blooded; it gave a ghastly appearance to people entering there. Besides, there was this appearance to people entering there. Besides, there was this gigantic clock of ebony, which stopped all activities when it gigantic clock of ebony, which stopped all activities when it was about to strike the hour.was about to strike the hour.

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Characters´ Traits The red death manThe red death man: was a party-goer who : was a party-goer who

arrived at midnight at the castle. It was tall and arrived at midnight at the castle. It was tall and gaunt, his garments seemed as cerements.gaunt, his garments seemed as cerements. The The “mask” he was wearing seemed to be closely “mask” he was wearing seemed to be closely attached to his face. His vesture was dabbled in attached to his face. His vesture was dabbled in blood.blood.

The Prince Prospero: The Prince Prospero: was happy, dauntless and was happy, dauntless and sagacious. He was eccentric. He had decorated sagacious. He was eccentric. He had decorated most of the rooms in the abbey and was the one most of the rooms in the abbey and was the one who designed the mask that will be worn in the who designed the mask that will be worn in the waltz, saying they will be “were grotesque. There waltz, saying they will be “were grotesque. There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm”. phantasm”.

The mummer: The mummer: He was a suspicious man, who He was a suspicious man, who noticed the presence of the Red Death.noticed the presence of the Red Death.

About the authorIn this story the author is reflecting part of his In this story the author is reflecting part of his

life because he was against the life because he was against the transcendentalism in the early 19s. It meant transcendentalism in the early 19s. It meant that emerged by this time a group of new that emerged by this time a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy in New England. Despite this philosophy in New England. Despite this dislike for transcendentalism, Poe called its dislike for transcendentalism, Poe called its followers "Frogpondians" after the pond on followers "Frogpondians" after the pond on Boston Common. He ridiculed their writings Boston Common. He ridiculed their writings in particular by calling them several names in particular by calling them several names like "metaphor-run." In many of his writings like "metaphor-run." In many of his writings he clearly attacks on transcendentalism, he clearly attacks on transcendentalism, which the narrator calls a "disease”, like He which the narrator calls a "disease”, like He does in does in THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH.THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH.

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