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Seven Deadly Sins In Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque Of The Red Death
The Oxford Dictionary defines the seven deadly sins as “the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.” Each of these sins are represented in Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Masque of the Red Death. The seven deadly sins are related to The Masque of the Red Death through the seven rooms, and Prince Prospero’s character

The seven rooms in the Prince’s abbey symbolize the seven deadly sins. For instance, each room represents a sin. It can be inferred that the sins are being committed in the rooms during the ball. However, there isn’t a specific sin associated with the individual rooms. Prince Prospero was somewhat of a twisted genius, so it would make sense that the rooms would be designed with symbolism in mind.

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