Details The Masque of the Red Death

 Questions The Masque of the Red Death

1.                Why did Prince Prospero decide to take his friends far away to one of his distant castles?

Because the plague had arrived

2.                How was the suite in Prince Prospero’s castle different from suites other palaces?

The rooms were not straight line, all had a sharp turn every seven or ten meters, all the rooms had a tall, narrow window, both with the same color. Unlike the last room was enigmatic, had a black velvet and scarlet window.

3.                What happened when the clock in the back room struck the hour?

The musicians and dancers stopped to listen. All people forget their happiness.

4.                What happened when the clock stopped chiming?

The laughter started again, the musicians smiled and all was like before first chime.

5.                What did the people see after the clock struck midnight?

A masked figure enters the blue room.

6.                What was the stranger like?

His clothes were dripping with blood and there was blood on his face and forehead.

7.                What did the people discover when they grabbed masked figure and pulled off his mask and costume?

The mask and costume were empty, there was no one inside.

8.                Who was the stranger?

The stranger was the Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night to steal their hope, their happiness and their lives.