Maskarada
Masquerade

Summary/Abstract: The mask is the symbol of the pandemic year of 2020, its most visible and universal object, emblem, and sign. The mask also denotes pretending to be someone else, a metamorphosis, and the masked person uses it so that no one could recognise him; wearing a mask signifies concealing one’s true intentions and feelings and make believe, while taking the mask off is to reveal actual purposes and emotions. One can unmask oneself but, predominantly, expose someone else. A mask is a deformed or immobile face, the made-up face of an actor. The variety of masks includes ritual, religious, theatrical, and carnival as well as everyday protective masks – welding and steel worker’s, swimming and diving, as well as gas and surgical.Masquerade is a game played by masked people, but also pretence and deception. To mask means to render invisible, to obscure true intentions, emotions, and moods. To disguise oneself with a mask is tantamount to concealing oneself, to hiding one’s personality. Characteristic synonyms of unmask include: to lay bare, to demystify, to disclose the truth about someone dishonest or adverse. To expose oneself is to reveal one’s true features and intentions, as a rule due to recklessness.

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