““The Masque The Masque of the Red of the Red

Death”Death”

Symbolism Symbolism connects the connects the

ThemeTheme Symbol: a person, animal, thing, event, or

idea that represents something in addition to itself

heart = love cross = religion or Christianity skull = death red = passion, blood white = purity, innocence

what could symbolize life? death? freedom? joy? hate?

***symbols help readers understand the meaning of the story by focusing on specific ideas related to the theme

Symbolism Symbolism Connects the Connects the

themethemeProjected symbolism:Projected symbolism: The author writers without the intent to make things symbolic, but the reader can draw symbols from the story.

Intended symbolism:Intended symbolism: The author The author writes with the intent to make things writes with the intent to make things symbolic or representative of symbolic or representative of something elsesomething else

AllegoryAllegoryset of recognizable symbols whose set of recognizable symbols whose

meanings combine to convey a meanings combine to convey a message.message.

The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy.

allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.

B. What is the B. What is the allegorical allegorical

lesson in the lesson in the story? story?

(write in the 3(write in the 3rdrd Person)Person)THEME: One cannot escape THEME: One cannot escape

his or her fate or death.his or her fate or death.

Prince Prince ProsperoProspero

Wealth; prosperity

He represents mankind's futile attempt to live forever.

The The MasqueradeMasquerade

Fantasy; escaping from reality

The Masked The Masked FigureFigure Death in general;

More specifically, the Red

Death

The ClockThe ClockIt symbolizes It symbolizes realityreality; their ; their lives slowly ticking away.lives slowly ticking away.

The Seven The Seven RoomsRooms Color associationColor association

7 phases of life 7 phases of life ending in deathending in death

7 deadly sins7 deadly sins

Going from East to Going from East to West:West:

BlueBluePurplePurpleGreenGreenOrangeOrange

WhiteWhiteVioletVioletBlack/Black/RedRed

AssignmentAssignmentWith a With a partnerpartner you need to design you need to design

an illustration of one of the symbols an illustration of one of the symbols mentioned on your study guidementioned on your study guide

Prince ProsperoPrince ProsperoThe masqueradeThe masqueradeThe masked figureThe masked figureThe clockThe clockAny of the seven rooms mentioned in Any of the seven rooms mentioned in

the storythe story

Requirements Requirements Your poster should include:Your poster should include:

Front:Front: 1.Illustration of the meaning of the symbol 1.Illustration of the meaning of the symbol

(example: Do not just draw a clock. Show how it (example: Do not just draw a clock. Show how it represents reality.)represents reality.)

2.Quote or passage of the symbol on the illustration2.Quote or passage of the symbol on the illustrationBack:Back:

1.Symbol you chose1.Symbol you chose

2. Explanation for the meaning and use of this 2. Explanation for the meaning and use of this symbol as it relates to the theme.symbol as it relates to the theme.

Questions to Questions to PonderPonderHow does this symbol help develop the How does this symbol help develop the

theme that death is inescapable?theme that death is inescapable?What could this object represent and What could this object represent and

why?why?What is the purpose of this object?What is the purpose of this object?Who is affected by the object and how Who is affected by the object and how

are they affected?are they affected?Do the colors or description help Do the colors or description help

symbolize the object further?symbolize the object further?