Tuesday, October 23
1. Entrance Slip
2. QW # 13 - Tues. Tunes
3. Group Work symbolism & allegory
4. Class Review
5. Exit Slip
I CAN:
* define, understand, & apply
symbolism & allegory
* connect music to literature
Grab a book & get out
your QW things!
Oct 13­6:54 AM
Masque of the Red Death
Entrance Slip
1. Define symbol.
something that represents something else
2. Define allegory.
• An allegory is a story or tale with two levels of meaning­­­a literal level and one or more symbolic levels. • a story that is a symbol for something else
Oct 13­6:54 AM
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Tuesday Tunes - Phantom of the Opera
Stuck?
• Describe how the music
makes you feel - be
descriptive (imagery = 5
senses).
• Discuss how this music
represents the TONE
(attitude) or MOOD
(emotion)of The Masque of the
Red Death.
• Write a story or movie
script that would go along
with this music. Use your 5
senses - it's getting close to
Halloween - make it creepy!
Oct 13­7:12 AM
Review Allegory
An allegory is a story or tale with two levels of meaning­­­a literal level and one or more symbolic levels. The events, setting, and characters in an allegory are symbols for ideas or qualities.
In other words­­­symbolic story telling or when you tell one story to represent or stand for another.
Oct 11­9:10 AM
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Masque of the Red Death
Review Day
With your table mates:
1. Discuss the reading guide
with each other. Be sure to note
any similarities or differences in
your answers.
2. PUT IT ALL TOGETHER now use your study guide &
knowledge of symbolism &
allegory to explain how this
story is an allegory. Do this
using the slides on the back of
your reading guide.
Oct 13­6:54 AM
Allegory in "Masque of the Red Death"
So,what characters and/or symbols represented
something greater than themselves?
Two levels of meaning:
1. the literal elements of the plot (the colors of the rooms, for
example) and
2. their symbolic counterparts, which often involve large
philosophical concepts (such as life and death).
Symbols we watched for:
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The use and importance of color
the importance of numbers
symbolism of East/West
the number 7
Oct 11­9:19 AM
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The Meaning of Color:
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blue-peace, intelligence, stability, depression
purple-royalty, spirituality
green-life, growth, envy, youth, spring, health
orange-energy, warmth, autumn
white-purity, cleanliness, innocence
violet-femininity, grace, elegance
black-evil, death, night
red - anger, blood, heat, love, power
Oct 11­9:32 AM
Symbolism: East to West & Colors
• Why is it significant that the rooms are lined up from East to West?
• Look at what you said the colors of the first six rooms remind you of
(on your chart). When you look at the selection of colors as a whole,
why do you think Prospero might have chosen the colors of the first six
rooms?
• Why would Prospero contain the colors black & red to one room?
• Judging from the title of the story & the colors of the 7th room, what
might this room symbolize?
Oct 2­2:57 PM
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The Seven Deadly Sins:
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Pride
Envy
Anger
Sloth
Greed
Gluttony
Lust
Which of these sins did
Prince Prospero commit?
(give examples next to each sin
Prospero is guilty of)
Oct 11­9:46 AM
The Seven Ages of Man:
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infant
schoolboy
lover
soldier
judge
pantaloon
second childhood
Is there an 8th stage of man?
Why is ebony clock in the last room? Which
stage might it symbolize?
Oct 11­9:47 AM
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So why is this story an ALLEGORY?
What does each individual
symbol represent?
The last room The ebony clock Midnight Uninvited guest THE BIG QUESTION:
How does Poe's use of all these symbols make the story an
ALLEGORY?
Oct 13­7:03 AM
Exit Pass ‐
Challenge yourself!
Once a symbol is
established it can be
used to represent
another event...it
becomes an allegory.
One example is this
cover from The New
Yorker magazine after
the economy crashed.
So now that you've read it,
why is this magazine cover an
effective use of ALLEGORY?
Oct 11­9:49 AM
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