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The Masque of the Red Death Overview
Topics Explanations
Motif the clock, symbolism of the fleetingness of life and the inevitability of death
Theme death is inevitable, it comes for everyone
Explanation:The central theme in "The Masque of the Red Death" is the inevitable, or perhaps more accurately, the inescapable nature, of death. Prospero and his companions attempt to shut themselves off from the rest of the world in an attempt to avoid the horrible plague (the "red death") that is ravaging the countryside.
