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===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
* The masquerader in the red death plague is a pretty interesting character. | * The masquerader in the red death plague is a pretty interesting character. | ||
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* Overall, I found the story to be kind of dull and predictable. The moment I read that the prince was trying to weather the plague by locking himself and his friends in an abbey, I knew they were all going to become infected, although I have to admit, the stranger in the masque is a nice touch. | * Overall, I found the story to be kind of dull and predictable. The moment I read that the prince was trying to weather the plague by locking himself and his friends in an abbey, I knew they were all going to become infected, although I have to admit, the stranger in the masque is a nice touch. | ||
| − | * I don't get how the prince dies in the end. Is it from | + | * I don't get how the prince dies in the end. Is it simply from attempting to touch the ghostly form? |
| − | * I'm assuming Poe was trying to teach a moral lesson by punishing the wealthy prince for thinking he was above the plague and partying while everyone else was dying, rather than use his wealth to research a cure or treatment. However, to some extent, it was a wise idea for the rich people to hole themselves up to prevent becoming infected. | + | * I'm assuming Poe was trying to teach a moral lesson by punishing the wealthy prince for thinking he was above the plague and partying while everyone else was dying, rather than use his wealth to research a cure or treatment or at least be humbly thinkful for his relative safety. However, to some extent, it was a wise idea for the rich people to hole themselves up to prevent becoming infected. |
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
* Nothing. | * Nothing. | ||
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Masque of the Red Death, The - Jeff Davis.jpg|Illustration by Jeff Davis. Mixes in a seven deadly sins theme. | Masque of the Red Death, The - Jeff Davis.jpg|Illustration by Jeff Davis. Mixes in a seven deadly sins theme. | ||
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| − | + | {{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204779.The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death}} | |
| − | + | {{Link|ProjectGutenberg|https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1064}} | |
| + | {{Link|LibriVox|https://librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-collection-001}} | ||
[[Category: Books|Masque of the Red Death, The]] | [[Category: Books|Masque of the Red Death, The]] | ||
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[[Category: Fiction|Masque of the Red Death, The]] | [[Category: Fiction|Masque of the Red Death, The]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Horror|Masque of the Red Death, The]] | + | [[Category: Media Theme - Horror|Masque of the Red Death, The]] |
[[Category: Books I've Read|Masque of the Red Death, The]] | [[Category: Books I've Read|Masque of the Red Death, The]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:09, 11 November 2019
The Masque of the Red Death is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. It tells the tale of a prince who locks himself and all his friends behind the walls of an abbey to avoid becoming infected by a plague known as the red death.
I first read this story on 2017-11-14 as part of my goal to better familiarize myself with classic authors.
Status
I do not own this book, but I have listened to it as an audio book.
Review
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- The masquerader in the red death plague is a pretty interesting character.
- The story has a pretty creepy plot.
Bad
- Overall, I found the story to be kind of dull and predictable. The moment I read that the prince was trying to weather the plague by locking himself and his friends in an abbey, I knew they were all going to become infected, although I have to admit, the stranger in the masque is a nice touch.
- I don't get how the prince dies in the end. Is it simply from attempting to touch the ghostly form?
- I'm assuming Poe was trying to teach a moral lesson by punishing the wealthy prince for thinking he was above the plague and partying while everyone else was dying, rather than use his wealth to research a cure or treatment or at least be humbly thinkful for his relative safety. However, to some extent, it was a wise idea for the rich people to hole themselves up to prevent becoming infected.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Media
Illustration by Jeff Davis. Mixes in a seven deadly sins theme.
Illustration by Somniferum.
Illustration by Abigail Larson.
Illustration by Nahrin Sarkisova.
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