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What does the imagery in the following lines convey about Prince Prospero's
character?
EXCERPT from "The Masque of the Red Death"
It was then, howeverthat the Prince Prospero, maddening with ra
of his own momentary cowardice, rushed hurriedly through the six
none followed him on account of a deadly terror that had seized upon all. He bore
aloft a drawn dagger, and had approached, in rapid impetuosity, to within three or
four feet of the retreating figure, when the latter having attained the extremity of
the velvet apartment, turned suddenly and confronted his pursuer.
A: He is manipulative.
B: He is easily frightened.
C: he has many fauts
D: he is brave

D: he is brave

Explanation:

The excerpt is from "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe. The story depicts the "The Red Death", a lethal disease that plagues Prince Prospero's kingdom. Throughout the text, Prince Prospero is depicted as an arrogant, selfish, dauntless and fearless man who only cares about protecting himself and the elites of his kingdom.

"The Red Death, a bloody disease that kills a man rapidly with a seizure and bleeding from the pores, is terrorizing the country. But Prince Prospero is unaffected. Though his people are dying by the hour, he gathers his friends and his knights and shuts himself away in an ornate abbey, which he designed himself. "

In the current excerpt, the words, "Prince Prospero, maddening with rage and the shame of his own momentary cowardice." and "He bore aloft a drawn dagger, and had approached, in rapid impetuosity, to within three of four feet of the retreating figure." convey that although Prince Prospero's authority and determination have been severely challenged by the Red Death, he willfully draws a dagger and decides to confront the figure.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

not concrete, existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence