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30 Sep 2021

The Masque of the Red Death

by Edgar Allan Poe

Nine Elements of Gothic Fiction

1- Settings that often include large, drafty old houses that have "been in the family for years"

2- An atmosphere of mystery and suspense that is enhanced by a plot containing secrets

3- A ghostly legend, an unexplainable occurrence, or a story about a horrible death or murder

4- Omens, foreshadowing, and dreams (bad dreams about something bad that is going to happen) play a role in the mysterious air of the story

5. Highly charged emotional states like: terror, the brink of insanity, anger, impending doom, and obsessive love

6. Supernatural events: ghosts, unexplained sounds, etc.

7- Damsels in distress are frequent (sometimes to be rescued; sometimes not to be rescued)

8. Words designed to evoke images of gloom and doom ]

9. The death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion, the obsessive nature of a man or woman in love, or excessive grief one feels upon the loss of a loved one.

 

What element of Gothic fiction do you find in Paragraph 4 of Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"?

A. Element 8 - Words designed to evoke Images of gloom and doom.

B. Element 9 - The death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion.

C Element 3 - A ghostly legend, an unexplainable occurrence.