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Question: Can someone explain to me what "The masque of Red Death" by edgar allen poe is about!?
im doing a project on "the Masque of Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe
and im confused about it!. im in 8th grade advanced english and i need to know the mood and tone
and write a summary about it!.
but im still confused!.
can someone explain to me what its about or where i can find a summary that is easy to understand online!?
please and thank you!!

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It's about a prince who locks himself and his court away in an abbey while "The Red Death" plague kills everyone outside!. He throws a costume party one day, and is having a good time, until he sees one of his guests has dressed up in bandages like a person infected with the Red Death!. He orders that this person is to be hung, but when he goes to rip off the face-wrappings, he only sees Death!.

It's a story about how nobody, even the wealthy or powerful, can escape death!.

Or, I'm sure wikipedia has a good summary!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

sparknotes has an extensive explaination on this story, it also has discussions on themes, motifs and symbols, as well as character analysisWww@QuestionHome@Com