The seventh room houses
the climax of the story
.
The room itself along with the clock represents the idea that no one, whether he is rich or poor, can hide from death. The illustrious party could not keep death from finding its way inside. ”Death has dominion over everything and everyone.” Death comes to us all.
What is the significance about the number of rooms and the east to west direction of the rooms in this suite of the palace?
Poe makes it a point to arrange the rooms running from east to west. This progression is symbolically significant because it
represents the life cycle of a day
: the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, with night symbolizing death.
What is the significance of the seven rooms in the palace?
Arranged in a row from east to west, the seven color-coded rooms in the abbey are
considered symbolic of the progression of life
. The stages they represent are birth (blue), youth (purple), adolescence (green), adulthood (orange), old age (white), imminent death (violet), and death itself (black/scarlet).
What is the purple room in The Masque of the Red Death?
The purple room in Poe's The Masque of the Red Death represents
the second Deadly Sin
, which is Greed. Greed, or avarice, is insatiable, excessive desire for wealth and all material goods.
What is unique about the rooms in which the Masquerade Ball is held?
The colored rooms
each had a narrow window in the middle of the room which looked out at a closed hallway
. The blue room had blue decorations of different shades, purple had purple decorations etc. The BLACK room was different, it had a blood red window.
Why do guests avoid the seventh room?
Why do the guests avoid the seventh room? They avoid the seventh room
because it looks terrifying and it reminds them of the plague
. How do the guests responds to the chiming of the clock? They were curious about the sound and they were afraid of death.
What does Prince Prospero symbolize?
Prince Prospero symbolizes
mankind and its inability to deal with the realities of death
. Prospero, like many men, thinks he can avoid death or at least put it off. When the Red Death begins to kill most of the people in Prospero's kingdom, he attempts to use his wealth and possessions to escape the fate of everyman.
What happens when they unmask the intruder?
What happens when they unmask the intruder?
The Red Death
. … Morbid/Gruesome; Because the way the last room and the way the Red Death was described.
What does a blue room symbolize?
Peaceful, tranquil blue causes the body to produce calming chemicals, so it is often used in bedrooms. Blue colors can also be cold and depressing. Fashion consultants recommend wearing blue to job interviews because it symbolizes
loyalty
. People are more productive in blue rooms.
What does the wall symbolize in the story?
In the short story “The Wall” by Jean-Paul Sartre, the titular wall symbolizes
death
. The story is about a man awaiting his execution at the hands of the fascists in Spain. The story is about awaiting death, as he thinks about his upcoming execution, and this is why it is the title.
What does the masked figure symbolize?
The masked figure in “The Masque of the Red Death” represents
death
. Prince Prospero's guests think they can avoid death by holing themselves up inside his castellated abbey. However, they're fooling themselves. Like everyone else, they cannot escape death, which is inevitable.
What does the number 7 mean in The Masque of the Red Death?
The number seven is important in the story because there are seven rooms in the apartments in which masquerade ball is held. Seven is often used as a number for completion, such as seven days in a week. In the case of “Masque of the Red Death”,
the rooms each represent a stage of life
.
Why do the revelers seize dancing and listen to the chiming of the clock?
The primary reason the guests barricade themselves in Prospero's abbey is
to outwit death and survive the horrific pestilence that is devastating the countryside
. Therefore, the sound of each hour passing is a constant reminder that they will not outlast or survive the Red Death.
How many rooms are there what color are each of them?
First and most eastern room:
Blue
. Second: Purple. Third: Green. Fourth: Orange.
Why does the visitor frighten the guests?
why does the visitor frighten the guests?
Because he came out if nowhere and he was wearing a bloody clothes and his face was blood red
.
Which room is farthest west and associated with death?
The seventh room
– the room farthest to the west – is special. It's hung in all black, but its windows are a deep blood red. There's also a huge, threatening clock in it, which eerily chimes every hour and makes everyone's hair stand on end.
