Red Death Monologue

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH. THROUGH THE EYES OF PRINCE PROSPERO, The Red Death has devastated our country for months now, but because of my power, I have been able to escape it. My name is Prince Prospero and I am the prince of the country. Once the Red Death became a major issue in the country, I invited all of my friends to come join me in my Sanctuary so that we could spend time together and be safe while doing so. In the Sanctuary there were seven apartments, each apartment was a different color, being, blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, and lastly black. The black room though was very eerie and because of this, it was a room that nobody went into. It had been six months since the beginning of the Red Death and to celebrate I
When the time of the Masquerade came, everyone was filled with joy and happiness as it was a time of celebration. Everything was going well except for one odd thing. Every hour as the clock would strike suddenly everyone would pause, the musicians, the dancers, and everyone talking. It seemed as if every time the clock rang, we all became more aware of it. It had now been a few hours into the masquerade and the place was filled to the brim with people. The clock had just struck twelve and everyone felt an uneasy feeling throughout their bodies. At that moment, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a man with an outfit that was different from the rest. This outfit was outstanding and even looked better than mine. I was intrigued and decided to find the man. I was able to track down the man in the blue apartment and when I got a look at him, his face was dabbled with blood as well as having a broad brow. I said to him, “Who dares?” as I was unsure who this mysterious person was. I thought it was very disrespectful what this person was doing as I was the leader of the party and I always had to be in charge of things. With the man ignoring me, it made me very frustrated