The Masque Of The Red Death Symbolism Analysis

In the writings of “The Masque of the Red Death,” Edgar Allan Poe uses symbols much to his benefit to include a deeper context to his words, by the symbolism of the seven rooms, the ebony clock, and Prince Prospero himself. Each of the seven rooms, upon further examination of the text, becomes a symbol of the track of life that begins with creation and finishes upon the room of death. Without this symbolism, the track of Prince Prospero following the Red Death becomes an uncomplicated trek through the seven rooms, but with the context of this symbol, it becomes a march through life towards an unwavering death. Within the eerie room of the dark coverings and blood windows, sits an ornament, ebony clock, which holds the symbol of time and life.