He also tries to cover up his
crime when questioned by the police, but his shame and guilt over killing
his wife gets the best of him, thus leading to his confession of murder.
Poe's use of grotesque images and very descriptive narration is best
exemplified in "The Masque of the Red Death," published in 1842 which
concerns Prince Prospero and his court in an unidentified location
somewhere in Central Europe or perhaps Italy. Many scholars consider this
tale as Poe's masterpiece, for it illustrates his supreme artistry as one
of the literary giants of American literature in the 19th century. In this
tale, the plot revolves around the supernatural, but the main events are
based on historical truth. His "Red Death" as it appears in the title is
not related to the "Black Death," a form of plague that killed millions of
people during the 13th and 14th centuries...
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