"A terrible disease called the Red Death has struck the country..." - The Masque of The Red Death
Written in 1842, Edgar Allan Poe writes of horror and death using unique imagery and symbolism. Being written shortly after Poe's wife's diagnosis of Tuberculosis, think of this life experience as you reflect on Poe's literary devices used. Could this emotionally devastating experience reflect in his story?
Click on the link, "The Masque of the Red Death", to interactively comment and reflect on the text using the Google Docs application. As you are reading, click on the highlighted text to read definitions of words and reflect on the questions provided.
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Audio Reading
Image courtesy of: Ethan Clements
Video from: Nick Smith (2013, April 22). The Masque of the Red Death [Video File]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4iqBU3X4Ro.
Video from: Nick Smith (2013, April 22). The Masque of the Red Death [Video File]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4iqBU3X4Ro.