"The Masque of The Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe

"The Masque of The Red Death", a fictional story by Edgar Allen Poe is about an epidemic, The Red Death, which plagues an entire country. Throughout this unnamed land, The Red Death infects citizens left and right. The ruler of this unnamed land, Prince Prospero, possesses no sympathy for his people, yet wishes to make sure he doesn't receive the terrible disease. Therefore he confines himself within the gates of his castle, keeping the virus out of his walls. After months of seclusion, he decides to host a masked ball. At the ball, a masked man dressed as a victim of The Red Death parades…