Vocabulary Warm-up• After the teacher was ________ by the student, he was sent to the

principal’s office for insubordination.• If there is not enough __________ of the text, the reader will be lost

about the theme.• After Anne Frank’s _________ was compromised, she was sent to a

concentration camp.• America is a __________ nation that topples those that come in its

path.• Maria Shriver thought long and hard but ultimately Arnold’s infidelity

led to the _________ of her marriage.• Stuffiness in social interaction can be a symbol of cultural

____________. • Because America was quite a distance from Europe, several

________ were appointed to run various territories.

1. viceroy 2 puissant 3. traduce 4. hegemony 5. redoubt 6. exegesis 7. renunciation

traduced

exegesis

redoubt

puissant

renunciation

hegemony

viceroys

QUICKWRITE

Is safety an illusion?

We like to feel there are steps we can take to keep ourselves safe. To protect ourselves from theft, we can install an alarm or add high-security locks. To protect our health, we can exercise and eat healthy food. But do our precautions really keep danger away, or do they just give us an illusion of safety?

Who was Edgar Allan Poe? The son of traveling

actors Mother died of

tuberculosis when Poe was one

Father deserted him at the age of two

Adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan

Received an appointment to West Point, but provoked his own dismissal

Died a poor drunken soul

Elements of Gothic

Literature

•Supernatural horrors •Focus on the unknown•Analyzed the effects of good versus evil•Looked at myths and legends as inspiration

Literary Terms

Allegory – Characters and objects stand for abstract ideas such as good and evil.

Symbolism – A person, place, or object that has a concrete meaning yet stands for something beyond itself

Plot – Sequence of actions and events in a literary work

Review Terms Mood Suspense Theme Tone

Reading Questions How is “The Masque of the Red Death” allegorical?

How do colors play a part in the development of the plot? Furthermore, there is an emphasis on the most eastern chamber being blue and the most western being black velvet and red. Why might this be? Debate in your groups about the significance.

Since time is referenced so often, what is its importance to the story? And what is the meaning behind the hourly striking of the clock?

Thought provoking question: How do you think the Red Death entered the Prince’s abbey that was sealed in “deep seclusion” from the rest of the world? (Argue your theory)

Extension Activity

Write a one to two page description of an everyday location using descriptive details, imagery, and figurative language to make the location seem terrifying.

Get paper edited by a peer to help develop the suspense.