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“The Masque”
Central to Poe’s development of tension and theme is his use of color symbolism. Today you’ll make your own masks that use the colors featured in “The Masque of the Red Death” to analyze one of Poe’s messages/themes.
Color / Symbolic Meaning
Blue
Purple
Green
Orange
White
Violet
Black/Red
o Analyze the symbolism of your mask.
o What theme or message does your mask portray?
o Why did you choose to include certain colors, images, words, or symbols in your mask?
Teaching Suggestion: To supplement their analyses, students can stage a “Masquerade Ball” in which they wear their masks around the classroom and other students interpret the symbolic meaning of the colors of their peers’ masks. Later, displaying the masks can serve as a great classroom post-activity.
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