The Critical Review of Symbolism in the Short Story "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe

"The Masque of the Red Death" is an elaborate allegory that combines objects in the story with visual descriptions to give focus to the reader's imagination. In the story, a Price named Properso tries to evade the red death through isolation and seclusion. He hides behind the impenetrable walls of his castellated abbey and lets the world take care of its own. But no walls can stop death because it is unavoidable and inevitable. Visual descriptions in Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" are used to symbolize death. Poe's use of language and symbolism is shown in his description of the seventh room in the suite, the fire, and the ebony clock. These objects are used to depict the theme of the story, death "held illimitable dominion over all."1…