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What can a thesis about "the masque of the red death" be about?

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Death is Inevitable: How “The Masque of the Red Death” Illustrates the Inevitability of Death. “The Masque of the Red Death,” written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1845, displays a certain theme about the irrevocability of death. The story follows Prince Prospero as he tries to use his wealth and power to elude a deadly plague by hiding away in an abbey with a thousand other guests; however, Death is the conqueror of this tale as the story concludes with the death of Prince Prospero and all of the guests. In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Poe describes a theme that death is inescapable as can be seen in the narrator, the irony of the plot itself, and the vast amount of symbolism in the story.