lack one so that blood, the very substance of life, now becomes the mark of death. The action takes place in "the deep seclusion of one of Prince Prospero's castellated abbeys." The "masque" takes place in the imperial suite which consisted of seven, very distinct rooms. the seven rooms represent the seven stages of one's life, from birth to death, through which the prince pursues a figure masked as a victim of the Red Death, only to die himself in the final chamber of eternal night. The prince's name suggests happiness and good fortune. As one can see, there is not only emphasis on background but on symbols such as the number seven and the rooms themselves. The third Story that relies heavily on setting is “The Open Window” by Saki. This tale involves a small town with just a few houses, a young girl, and a lot of time on her hands. The plot is a man by the name of Framton Nuttel who has a problem with his nerves and goes to a lady named Mrs. Sappleton to correct it. She leaves after introducing herself and Mr. Nuttel is left with her niece, a young girl of fifteen. when he asks if Mrs. Sappleton is married or widowed, the niece begins to tell a tragic tale about how her husband dying while hunting one evening three years ago. this frightens the poor man and when he see the figures of her Mr. Sappleton and his brothers he runs off mad. When Mrs. Sappleton comes back she asks the youth were Mr. Nuttel went and she tells yet another tale of how he was chased my dogs long ago and had to spend a night in a grave while the creatures growled at him from above. The story ends with this saying ”romance at short notice was her specialty”As you can see in this story, like the stories before need a great detail of setting to get to in the story and care about the characters. Setting is a very useful tool that is needed to make either a short story or a classic....
