The Masque Of The Red Death Response Essay
“The Masque of the Red Death” story response
Throughout “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, he shares his ideals on the inevitability of death through the main character in the story, Prince Prospero. Prince Prospero embodies three of the deadly sins such as, pride, greed, and sloth. In the story Prince Prospero says
“Who dares” -- he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him -- “who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him.”
This quote embodies Prospero’s characteristic of pride, he seems appalled that the “Red Death” confronted him and wants him to be divulged and seized. In this case Prince Prospero was too proud to accept his death. In the beginning of the story the it says,
“Prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence.”
This quote describes his greed and avarice in the story. Outside of his palace and ball there are people starving and suffering, but he is so oblivious and ignorant that he cannot help the poor. This masked ball lasts an extensive amount of time for example in the story it says,
“It was toward the close of the fifth or sixth month of his seclusion, and while the pestilence raged most furiously abroad.”
This quote describes the length of the ball, and how long he tried to escape the pestilence. It also shows his slothiness by staying in his house for that amount of time. Throughout this whole story the people in the ball including Prince Prospero are all scared of death, and their attempting to hide and escape when there is not one.
Poe, Egar Allan. “The Masque of the Red Death.” Glencoe Literature: The Reader’s Choice, edited by Beverly Ann Chin, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2004, pp.389-394.
Throughout “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, he shares his ideals on the inevitability of death through the main character in the story, Prince Prospero. Prince Prospero embodies three of the deadly sins such as, pride, greed, and sloth. In the story Prince Prospero says
“Who dares” -- he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him -- “who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him.”
This quote embodies Prospero’s characteristic of pride, he seems appalled that the “Red Death” confronted him and wants him to be divulged and seized. In this case Prince Prospero was too proud to accept his death. In the beginning of the story the it says,
“Prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence.”
This quote describes his greed and avarice in the story. Outside of his palace and ball there are people starving and suffering, but he is so oblivious and ignorant that he cannot help the poor. This masked ball lasts an extensive amount of time for example in the story it says,
“It was toward the close of the fifth or sixth month of his seclusion, and while the pestilence raged most furiously abroad.”
This quote describes the length of the ball, and how long he tried to escape the pestilence. It also shows his slothiness by staying in his house for that amount of time. Throughout this whole story the people in the ball including Prince Prospero are all scared of death, and their attempting to hide and escape when there is not one.
Poe, Egar Allan. “The Masque of the Red Death.” Glencoe Literature: The Reader’s Choice, edited by Beverly Ann Chin, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2004, pp.389-394.