Compare and contrast Poes Prospero to Alan Stanford Essay

Compare and contrast Poes Prospero to Alan Stanford - Essay ExampleFor prince Prospero the external world could take care of itself while he took care of himself.Once prince Prosperos grunge became half depopulated instead of attempting to save the remaining population he summons a thousand hale and light hearted friends of his court and retires into the deep retirement of the crenellated abbeys. The rooms of the palace are decorated in single colors. The room which is the eastern most is decorated in blue along with blue stain glass windows. The next room with purple and in this pattern the rooms westward continued to be designed with the color scheme of green, orange, white and violet. The 7th room is designed in black and red windows along with an ebony clock.The pendulum swung with a dull monotonous clang that struck a sound that was jazzy and deep and with a peculiar note that enabled the orchestra pause their performance and to hearken to the sound wherein the waltzers gre w pale and confused. Once the chimes had stopped laughter once again pervaded the gathering.Midnight opens up the doors for a new guest who is mysterious and ghoulishly dressed and whose face is resembles a corpse with spots of blood. Indeed this guest has been a victim of Red Death. Prospero by nature is angry when the character is void of humor and levity and who crashes the party, Who dares--he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him--who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him--that we may know whom we direct to hang, at sunrise, from the battlements (Poe, 1984)This nameless awe did indeed inspire the party but none had the courage to put forth their hand to seize him. But counterbalance let me tell of the rooms in which the masquerade was held. (Poe, 1984) Unimpeded this guest stealthy moved around and made his way around uninterruptedly but with the said(prenominal) solemn and measured step which had distinguished him from the first, through the blue chamber to the