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from the brazen lungs of the clock a sound which was clear and loud and deep and exceedingly musical, but of so peculiar a note and emphasis that, at each lapse of an hour, the musicians of the note orchestra were constrained to pause, momentarily, in their performance, to harken to the sound and thus the waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions; and there was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company; and, while the chimes of the clock yet rang, it was observes that the giddiest grew pale,
and the more aged and sedate passed their hands over their brows as in confessed revery or meditation” “سيأتي اليوم الذي تتعلم فيه بأن تحكم بنفسك علي ما يحري في العالم دون أن تستسلم لثرثرات الأخرين ..لا تصدق شيئاً مما تسمع ..وثق بنصف ما تري فقط !” “With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion. The external world could take care of itself. In the meantime it was folly to grieve, or to think.” “En los corazones de los hombres más temerarios hay cuerdas que no se dejan tocar sin emoción. Hasta en los más depravados, en quienes la vida y la muerte son siempre motivo de juego, hay cosas con las que no se puede bromear.” “Allí se derrama una luz más roja a través de los cristales color de sangre, y la oscuridad de las cortinas teñidas de negro es aterradora.” “En los corazones de los hombres
más temerarios hay cuerdas que no se dejan tocar sin emoción.” “Y la tiniebla, y la ruina, y la «Muerte Roja» tuvieron sobre todo aquello ilimitado dominio. F” “En los corazones de los hombres más temerarios hay cuerdas que no se dejan tocar sin emoción. Hasta en los más depravados, en quienes la vida y la muerte son siempre motivo de juego, hay cosas con las que no se puede bromear. Toda” “Había mucho de lo bello, mucho de lo licencioso, mucho de lo bizarre, algo de lo terrible y no poco de lo que podría haber producido repugnancia.” “Y, entonces, reconocieron
la presencia de la «Muerte Roja», Había llegado como un ladrón en la noche, y, uno por uno, cayeron los alegres libertinos por las salas de la orgía, inundados de un rocío sangriento.” Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. What is 7 a symbol for In The Masque of the Red Death?The seventh room, which represents death, is the room into which Prospero chases the stranger. It is also the room that everyone at the party avoids until the very end of the story. Once Prospero and the other nobles cross into the room, they all contract the Red Death and immediately die.
What does the last line of The Masque of the Red Death mean?Prospero's holdout was life's last holdout. By the story's end, death has penetrated Prospero's holdout and completely destroyed it, and now holds "illimitable dominion." In other words, death's rule has no boundaries. It has conquered all. You can easily see the ending as warning against foolishness.
What are some symbols in The Masque of Red Death?The Rooms. What are major themes in The Masque of the Red Death?Throughout this story, Poe addresses a few distinguishable themes, or ideas meant to convey universal messages: humanity's desire to escape death, madness, and human selfishness.
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