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Thu 17 Nov, 2005 08:37 pm
In the short story, The Masque of Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe, I have a question I hope you can answer as fully as possible.
In the Second paragraph, the brief characterization of Prince Prospero--as a "happy and dauntless and sagacious" man--seems altogether favorable.
a. How are we to regard his seeking safety by shutting out the world?
b. Is there anything to suggest that creating this "security" also creates a prison?
Jeff, I believe that we have interacted before, but a suggestion for your homework:
First, understand that Poe is being sarcastic when he describes the prince.
Second, He didn't exactly create a prison, nor did he create a fortress.
The rest is up to you.
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