ALLEGORICAL SYMBOLS

Literal Question Answer Abstract

What does the clock The clock rests in the a magical clock that
do? black room, tossing it’s signifies something
chimes every hour. important in the
How do the chimes characters’ lives
affect people? Its chimes make people
the clock
uncomfortable and
What is unique about pensive.
the clock?
The clock rests in the
black room, and it is
made of ebony.

How does Prince Prince Prospero is Prospero symbolizes

Prospero acts? extremely selfish and the wealthy class, and
arrogant, in contrast its selfishness and
What is Prince with his eccentric carelessness regarding
Prospero’s conduit personality. natural problems of
regarding the plague? life. He does that by
Prospero isolates showing superb, as
Why does Prince himself from the regarding the party, as
Prince Prospero
Prospero get angry with outside world with only through his actions.
the unusual guest’s wealthy people.
costume?
. As he sees the unusual
guest’s costume as a
confrontation, that is
perturbing the party, he
reacts to it roughly.

How is the unusual He is dressed as The unusual guest

guest dressed? someone who is represents the plague,
infected by the plague. walking aimlessly
Why does he cause throughout the halls.
trouble at the party? People started fearing He represents certain
him, not knowing who death, that comes to all
the unusual guest he is. People got of us disregarding the
What does he do when
frightened by his situation.
he is approached by
“costume”.
the guards?
He keeps walking
naturally, not carrying
about his surroundings.
 Literal Question Answer Abstract

What is its name? The plague is called The plague represents

“The Red Death”. the ultimate horror for
What does it cause? everyone, even for the
It is called that way wealthy people. It
What is its relation to because, when people causes people to run
the party? get infected, they start away, trying to forget
bleeding from their about it.
the unstoppable
pores, eventually dying.
disease
The party is occurring
in a place that was
created for running
away from the plague,
and it should be a safe
place.

How does the hall’s The hall’s colors The whole hall
colors relate to the represent the stages in represents life, going
clock? life, having the black past our stages in life,
room, as the to the ultimate death.
Why does people stop representation of the The song playing
everything they are stage of death, that is represents our life
doing when the clock where the final destiny passing, and the clock
chimes? of our time takes place. chimes are our
other ideas moment of awareness
People stop what they of that time passing.
are doing when the
clock chimes because,
no matter how they try
to run away from it,
they are aware of
death, and of it’s slow
approach towards
them.