1. Vocabulary Warm-up
1. viceroy 2 puissant traduce hegemony redoubt exegesis renunciation
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.
traduced
exegesis
redoubt
puissant
renunciation
hegemony
viceroys

2. 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?

3. Who was Edgar Allan Poe? Elements of Gothic Literature
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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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.