红死病是一种恐怖的传染病，在国家内已经肆虐了一段时间，于是普罗斯彼洛亲王带同骑士、女性、吟游诗人及小丑等到一处偏僻的城堡避世，待红死病离去才回到国家。在城堡度过了六个月，亲王举办了一场奢华的化妆派对，派对中出现了一位化妆为红死病病患者的人，亲王对此非常愤怒，决定要吊死此人。众士兵追捕此人，但发现此人只是一堆裹尸布，并没有驱体，自此红死病便在城堡中散播。“黑暗，腐朽和红死病对一切漫漫无期的统治。”

红死病是一种恐怖的传染病，在国家内已经肆虐了一段时间，于是普罗斯彼洛亲王带同骑士、女性、吟游诗人及小丑等到一处偏僻的城堡避世，待红死病离去才回到国家。在城堡度过了六个月，亲王举办了一场奢华的化妆派对，派对中出现了一位化妆为红死病病患者的人，亲王对此非常愤怒，决定要吊死此人。众士兵追捕此人，但发现此人只是一堆裹尸布，并没有驱体，自此红死病便在城堡中散播。“黑暗，腐朽和红死病对一切漫漫无期的统治。”

The Masque of the Red Death, originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death", is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story follows the "happy and dauntless and sagacious" Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his castellated abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. When Prospero confronts this stranger, he falls dead. The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the disease of the "Red Death."

The Masque of the Red Death, originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death", is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story follows the "happy and dauntless and sagacious" Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his castellated abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. When Prospero confronts this stranger, he falls dead. The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the disease of the "Red Death."