Question

Apart from entertaining readers, what are the other two main purposes of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In summary, "The Masque of the Red Death" is a poem about the disease called "Red Death" and revolves very much around the idea of life and death. There are a few main purposed and themes that are in the poem, a lot which also has to do a lot with death. Such as the idea that no one can escape death which increases fear within the reader. However, the answer will depend on what your choices are.