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The Masque of the Red Death

Edgar Allan Poe
eng. The Masque of the Red Death · 1842
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • The inevitability of death and its equality for all, regardless of social status and wealth.
  • The illusion of safety and the futility of trying to escape fate.
  • Critique of selfishness and indifference to the suffering of others.
  • Symbolism and allegory in depicting the plague as an unstoppable force.
  • Psychological tension and an atmosphere of horror created through the description of enclosed spaces and ominous events.
The Masque of the Red Death
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Date of publication: 1 November 2024
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Edgar Allan Poe
Original title: eng. The Masque of the Red Death · 1842
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