The Masque of the Red Death by Poe

*allegory- a work with 2 layers of meaning. Persons, objects, and events stand for abstract ideas or qualities.
*the plague had killed over a forth of the continent. Had symptoms like dizziness, profuse bleeding at the pores, then dissolution (death).
*at the mascarade everytime he clock chimed they felt tremulousness and confusion.

*OBJECT-->POSSIBLE MEANING-->POSSIBLE LEASON OF STORY
-ABBEY: holy place that is suppose to keep them safe from harm; they are saying we can party while you all die.
-SERIES OF ROOMS: they are out ordinary & show how bizarre the prince is; the colors of each room represent the stages of life & they all lead to death.
-CLOCK: gives them an uneasy feeling every time it chimes; it shows that time always brings them closer to death.
-STRANGER: represents the plague; shows fear of the unknown & that we fear death because we know nothing about it until it comes.