Edgar Allan Poe's story of the Red Death - Iseult Gillespie
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Looking to avoid the plague devastating his country, Prince Prospero summons a thousand nobles from his court and sequesters them in his abbey. Months into their seclusion, the Prince throws a lavish masquerade ball held in seven colored rooms. But amidst the revelry, a mysterious shrouded figure appears. Iseult Gillespie shares Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story, “The Masque of the Red Death.”
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Poe is considered a master of the horror genre- his stories explore the dark side of both the human and supernatural worlds. His stories often center on the idea that the darkest human acts and impulses stem from the fear of the vast, unknown world beyond our ordinary realm- as we see in this story of rich rulers and partygoers trying to ignore a powerful but unexplained disease.
To learn more about Poe, watch this TED-Ed original. You can also listen to this podcast about his life and work and read a short biography. Next, explore some vivid illustrations for Poe's work by the famous Irish artist Harry Clarke here.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Iseult Gillespie
- Director
- Mohammad Babakoohi
- Narrator
- Adrian Dannatt
- Composer
- Aron Fard
- Sound Designer
- Aron Fard
