"Maska crvene smrti" Edgar Allan Poe

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A Quick Synopsis of “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

In the kingdom of Prince Prospero, a disease, the Red Death, viciously and gruesomely kills all who contract it. As it runs its course throughout his kingdom, Prospero decides to escape its grasp by inviting all the nobles to his castle and welding the doors shut, so they can all wait out the plague in his lavishly decorated castle.

One night, Prospero holds a masquerade ball. He decorates seven rooms, each with a different color: blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, and black. All the rooms are magnificently ostentatious with stained glass windows of the coordinating color, except for the final black room which has red stained glass windows. This room is so disturbing that no one enters the room. Even more mysterious is a large ebony clock which chimes every hour, halting the exaltation of revelers with its foreboding strike.

As the party goes on and the clock is about to strike midnight, an enigmatic guest appears dressed as a plague victim. Deeply disturbed by a guest's poor judgment, Prospero engages with the visitor, finally pursuing him with a dagger through the seven colored rooms. As he reaches the figure in the final room, Prospero falls dead. The other guests subdue the intruder and forcibly remove his mask, finding, to their horror, there is no one beneath the costume. They also die. The Red Death infiltrated the castle, despite Prospero’s efforts to escape it.

Essential Questions for “The Masque of the Red Death”

1. How can an author can build suspense?
2. How do effective writers create mood in their short stories?
3. How does Poe's use of setting, symbolism, personification, and simile impact the story overall?

Other Activity Ideas for "The Masque of the Red Death"

1. Have students create a storyboard that shows the events of the story from different points of view; peasantry, nobles, or Prospero.
2. Ask students to create a modern adaptation of the story, connecting with the themes they studied!
3. Have students demonstrate how Poe builds suspense by creating a storyboard that focuses only on the rising action.
4. Add a presentation to any storyboard project.

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Koje je glavna tema 'Maska crvene smrti'?

Glavna tema „Maske crvene smrti“ je neizbježnost smrti. Edgar Allan Poe koristi uzaludne pokušaje princa Prospera da pobjegne od Crvene smrti kako bi prikazao da nitko ne može pobjeći smrtnosti, bez obzira na bogatstvo ili status.

Kako mogu podučavati simboliku u 'Maski crvene smrti' učenicima srednjih ili visokih škola?

Za podučavanje simbolike neka učenici identificiraju ključne simbole: obojene sobe, eben sat i samu Crvenu smrt. Koristite storyboardove ili grafičke organizatore kako bi vizualno prikazali svaki simbol i razgovarali o njegovom značenju u kontekstu priče.

Koje su brze ideje za lekcije o 'Maski crvene smrti'?

Isprobajte aktivnosti poput izrade storyboarda iz perspektive različitih likova, modernih adaptacija priče, storyboarda s naglaskom na napetost ili kratku studiju autora Edgara Allana Poea. Ove lekcije su zanimljive i lako ih je organizirati.

Zašto je okoliš važan u 'Maski crvene smrti'?

Okoliš— Prosperoov dvorac i sedam obojenih soba— stvara atmosferu i napetost. Također služi kao metafora za faze života i ističe teme izolacije, straha i prolaska vremena.

Koje su aktivnosti nakon čitanja 'Maska crvene smrti'?

Aktivnosti nakon čitanja uključuju pretvaranje priče u predstavu, osmišljavanje društvene igre, izradu radnih listova ili plakata te izradu stranica na društvenim mrežama za likove. Ove opcije pomažu učenicima analizirati i kreativno se angažirati s Poeovom pričom.