YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE

“THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH”

EDGAR ALLAN POE

• Born January 19,1809 in Boston
• Edgar's parents died when he was three
• He was adopted by John Allen
• John wanted him to be a business man
• He had enough poetry to write a book(poe)

EDGAR ALLEN POE CONTINUED

• At thirteen he had enough poetry to write a book
• His head master was against his book
• In 1826 Edgar attended the University of Virginia
• Died October 7,1849 in Baltimore(poe)

SUMMARY

• The prince has a gathering at his castle
• The gathering was to keep the people safe
• The Red Death came and killed them

CHARACTERS

• Prince Prospero is the main character who is having a gathering at his castle
• He is fearless and determined
• Red Death
• Tall gaunt and wears burial clothing and covered in blood

SETTING

• Prince Prospero's castle
• The castle looked like a boarded building
• The castle had seven rooms decorated

THEME

• You cannot get away from death

SYMBOLISM

• Red death is thought of as a person but he's not
• The clock represents death because its black
• And they cant stop the pedelum from
• Swinging just like the prince cannot stop death

IMAGERY

• When the red death is described as tall and gaunt,and shroued from head to foot

CONFLICTS

• Prince vs. Red Death
• Prince vs. Himself

WORDS TO KNOW

• Dantless-showing fearlessness and determination
• Sagacious-having good judgement
• Pestilence-fatal epidemic disease
• Gaunt-lean or haggard because of age
• Shroud- cloth a dead person is wrapped in

WORK CITED

• "Poes Life."2013.poesmuseum.org.
• Web.9 April 2014
• "Tally,Robert."Edgar Allan Poe.
• New York:Infobase,2008.Print