Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:short_story
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:opera gptkb:video_game gptkb:theatrical_performances gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:adaptations |
gptkb:films
gptkb:theater_productions |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
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| gptkbp:character |
the narrator
the masked figure the revelers the guests the courtiers |
| gptkbp:climax |
the arrival of the Red Death
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| gptkbp:conflict |
man vs. fate
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely studied
considered a classic |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced horror genre
inspired visual art inspired music compositions referenced in popular media inspired discussions on mortality |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:horror
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Masque of the Red Death
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:horror_genre
American literature gothic fiction inspired adaptations |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:artworks
other horror literature |
| gptkbp:literary_devices |
gptkb:personification
gptkb:allegory symbolism imagery foreshadowing |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Prince_Prospero
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| gptkbp:message |
death is unavoidable
isolation leads to downfall the folly of trying to escape fate wealth cannot prevent death |
| gptkbp:mood |
gothic
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| gptkbp:motif |
color symbolism
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| gptkbp:narrative_style |
gptkb:allegory
third-person |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The Red Death held sway over all."
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| gptkbp:plot |
the theme of mortality
the consequences of isolation a masquerade ball a prince's attempt to avoid a plague the arrival of a mysterious guest |
| gptkbp:published_in |
1842
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| gptkbp:resolution |
death of all characters
all characters succumb to death |
| gptkbp:setting |
a secluded abbey
a lavishly decorated abbey the opulent abbey the seven colored rooms the time of a plague |
| gptkbp:symbol |
the clock
the colors of the rooms the Red Death itself the masquerade masks |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the Red Death
|
| gptkbp:theme |
inevitability of death
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ravenloft:_The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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