Part one of term paper
In "The Masque of Red Death", Edgar Allen Poe tells a story of human denial and struggle with death, especially among the wealthy. Poe uses powerful images of sensual texture, color and symbols to show the passing of time and life. Prince Prospero along with "a thousand hale and lighthearted friends from among the knights and dames of his ...

Part two of term paper
... there was beauty, there was wine. All these and security were within. Without was the "Red Death" (202). Prince Prospero had the gate bolts of iron welded closed to prevent anyone else to enter or leave. "The external world could take care of itself" (202). As if being wealthy means he is not responsible for the less fortunate and only those few selected should be cared for. After the fifth or sixth month together a masquerade is planned, and in typical "Poesque" fashion the great halls ...