Throughout “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, he shares his ideals on the inevitability of death through the main character in the story, Prince Prospero. Prince Prospero embodies three of the deadly sins such as, pride, greed, and sloth. In the story Prince Prospero says
“Who dares” -- he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him -- “who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him.”
This quote embodies Prospero’s characteristic of pride, he seems appalled that the “Red Death” confronted him and wants him to be divulged and seized. In this case Prince Prospero was too proud to accept his death. In the beginning of the story the it says,