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    The student wrote a paper comparing Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" to a film adaptation of the story. Some key differences noted between the two are that the film includes additional characters, changes the setting from a casselated abbey to a village, and alters some symbols. The theme of the film is also different, portraying that wealth and devotion to Satan will not save one from death, while the story's theme is that wealth cannot save one from death. Overall, the student preferred the film version as it provided more visuals and details to understand the story.

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    The student wrote a paper comparing Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" to a film adaptation of the story. Some key differences noted between the two are that the film includes additional characters, changes the setting from a casselated abbey to a village, and alters some symbols. The theme of the film is also different, portraying that wealth and devotion to Satan will not save one from death, while the story's theme is that wealth cannot save one from death. Overall, the student preferred the film version as it provided more visuals and details to understand the story.

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    The student wrote a paper comparing Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" to a film adaptation of the story. Some key differences noted between the two are that the film includes additional characters, changes the setting from a casselated abbey to a village, and alters some symbols. The theme of the film is also different, portraying that wealth and devotion to Satan will not save one from death, while the story's theme is that wealth cannot save one from death. Overall, the student preferred the film version as it provided more visuals and details to understand the story.

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    Kayleigh Bannon

    Mrs. B.K./Shefky

    English 10

    4 October 2023

    Horror Story- Red Death

    The horror story “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe the short story and

    the film have many similarities , however also many differences. In the movie, there are many

    character additions, as well as a change in setting, and even the theme is different between the

    two.

    Personally, I preferred the movie because I enjoy watching movies rather than reading

    stories. I also enjoyed the interesting pulls in the movie, and more detail. When reading, the

    story was pretty predictable and I wasn’t able to visualize as well as I could watching the movie.

    Also, the movie created suspense for watchers, keeping us entertained. You can evem see how

    rich Prince Prospero is and how he shows it off all the time. The film also has more details and

    extras like the falcon, the mentions of satan throughout the movie, and the extra color room. It

    goes a lot more in depth and you're able to see the situation as a sort-of real life scenario.

    In the short story version of the Masque of the Red Death, the characters mainly consist

    of Prince Prospero and the Red Death, aswell as party guests. However the movie has additional

    charcters including Francesca, Juliana, Gino, the dad, Hoptoad, Esmerelda, and Alfredo. The

    Red Death and Prince Prospero are included in the movie too. The movie had a better vision of

    Prince Prospero coming off as wicked or Satanic, with a prideful/evil mindset. He is portrayed as
    very rich and is not shy to show it. The party people acted strange, and the Red Death was not a

    corspe like it was described in the book, and rather had the race of Prospero. The additional

    charcters definetly added some action to the movie, and allowed for further events to occur.

    Another difference between the movie and story of Masque of the Red Death, is the

    setting. The story was located at a Casselated Abbey, and the movie was more around the village,

    and around the town. Symbols were also shown differently. For example, there was a yellow

    room in the movie, and a falcon that was trained to attack blindfolded. The music in the story

    represented life, whereas in the book the charcters/ party members were more like dreams.

    Although there were lots of changes, the story and movie also had some similar symbols. The

    clock representing the time left was similar, and the wealthy/greedy Prince too.

    Lastly, the movie's theme had a different point of view than the book. The movie

    portrayed “Giving it all to Satan won’t save you” Prince Prospero grew up Satanic, and beleived

    he was proetcted and had so much wealth. However, clearly that was proved wrong. The book's

    theme correlates with “ Wealth won’t save you from death”, which is similar in a way. Both deal

    with being prideful or greedy.

    Overall, I beleive the movie presented the story better to me, and gave me a deeper

    understanding with visuals. Although there were many differences, the similarities helped the

    stories line up and make sense, and I feel like I gained knowledge from both.

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