Prince Prospero’s Plague Playlist
Prince Prospero is planning his plague party, and he’s asked you to DJ the party! Choose 8-10
songs that best exemplify the themes of Poe’s Masque of the Red Death. Be sure to include a
relevant lyric that illustrates and supports your choice! MAX POINTS: 50 project points. DUE:
04/02/20 in Schoology (See discussion post for this assignment!)
1. Artist(s):-Led Zeppelin
Title:In my time of dying
Connection to theme(s): Can represent the peasants being affected by the red
plague.
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection: (Jesus, gonna make up my dying'
bed")
2. Artist(s): Garth Brooks
Title:If tomorrow never comes
Connection to theme(s):Death and sorrow
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection: (And the thought crosses my
mind, what If I never wake up in the morning)
3. Artist(s): 50 cent
Title:Many men
Connection to theme(s):Death/worry and pain.
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection:Death gotta be easy, 'cause life is
hard- connects to peasants affected by red plague.. Would rather die.
4. Artist(s): The rolling stones
Title:Sympathy for the devil
Connection to theme(s):Worshiping of satan and believing of that.
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection: Please allow me to introduce
myself I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for a long, long year Stole
many a man's soul and faith. Represents satan.
5. Artist(s): iron maiden
Title:number of beast
Connection to theme(s):satanic /demonic
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection: ("Woe to you, oh Earth and sea,
for the Devil sends the Beast with wrath Because he knows the time is short Let him
who hath understanding reckon the number of the Beast For it is a human number, its
number is six hundred and sixty six")
6. Artist(s): Ghost
Title:square hammer
Connection to theme(s):Devil and worshiping of it
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection: (Living in the night 'Neath devils
torn asunder You call on me to solve a crooked rhyme As I'm closing in Imposing on
your slumber You call on me as bells begin to chime)
7. Artist(s): Grateful dead
Title:friend of the devil
Connection to theme(s):worshiping of satan
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection: Set out running but I'll take my
time A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
8. Artist(s): Black sabbath
Title:Nib
Connection to theme(s): implying worship of devil
Lyric (text evidence) & explanation of connection: Some people say my love cannot
be true Please believe me, my love, and I'll show you I will give you those things you
thought unreal The sun, the moon, the stars all bear my seal