PUBLISHED IN 1842

THE MASK OF THE

RED DEATH
 IN THIS STORY, A MYSTERIOUS PLAGUE

ATTACKS THE CITY OF PROSPERO.

There are 7 rooms, the first
REALIZING THAT THE PLAGUE WAS
is blue, the second is
ATTACKING HIS ENTIRE REGION, HE DECIDES

TO LOCK HIMSELF IN HIS CASTLE, ALONG purple, the third is green,

the fourth is orange, the
WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED NOBLES FROM HIS

COURT WHO ARE TRYING TO ESCAPHE THE

RED DEATH.ONE NIGHT THE KING DECIDES

TO THROW THE BEST COSTUME PARTY EVER

fifth is white, the sixth is
MADE.EVERYONE IN THE CASTLE DANCES violet, and the last is black.
The two characters:
AND WALKS THROUGH THE ROOMS, EXCEPT

FOR THE BLACK ONE.DURING THE COURSE

OF THE PARTY, PROSPERO LOOKS AT A

STRANGER DRESSED IN A BLACK OUTFIT AND

Prospero and red death go
HIS FACE COVERED BY A MASK
through all the rooms and
REPRESENTING A VICTIM OF THE PLAGUE.

THE PRINCE, WHO IS SERIOUSLY INSULTED Prospero dies in the black

room and from there. we
BY IT, REQUIRES THE STRANGER TO IDENTIFY

HIMSELF. TO EVERYONE'S HORROR, THE

GUEST IS REVEALED NOT ONLY AS A VICTIM

OF THE DISEASE, BUT AS THE

go through all of them until
PERSONIFICATION OF DEATH ITSELF. FROM
everyone in the castle diesf
THAT MOMENT ON, ALL THE OCCUPANTS OF

THE CASTLE CONTRACT THE DISEASE AND

DIE.

PROSPERO IS THE PRINCE OF THE NATION IN WHICH HISTORY

TAKES PLACE, HE HAS THE SAME LUXURIES AS A KING AND IT
IS SEEN THAT HE IS STRONG AND THAT HE WOULD FIGHT WITH
DETERMINATION
RED DEATH IS THE PERSONIFICATION OF DEATH AND BRINGS
THE PLAGUE FOR EVERYONE TO DIE, IT IS SOMBER AND
MYSTERIOUS AND HAS A MASK THAT REPRESENTS A VICTIM OF
THE PLAGUE IN A BLACK ROBE