A critical analysis and interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Masque of the Red Death is an elaborate allegorical story, constructed out of a set of symbols whose meanings unite to convey the message of life and death. In this literary piece, a disease known as the Red Death is plaguing this country, causing people to die quickly and ghastly. Even though this dreadful disease is plaguing the country, Prince Prospero is …

…thority he held over the kingdom. The Prince tried to dodge the Red death through isolation and seclusion. He hides behind the walls of the castle, leaving the rest of the world to fend for itself. But no walls can stop death because fate is unavoidable and inevitable. Prince Prospero failed to see that his power as Prince was unable to stand against death. "Darkness Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all." (1546)