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.