The Character Of Prince Prospero In The Masque Of Red Death

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In the short story, The Masque of Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe, Prince Prospero, the main character, seems to be a flat character. Prince prospero is a flat character because the story doesn't give a lot of background information about him, besides the fact that he is indeed a Prince with no worries. Prince Prospero can also be characterized as a dynamic character and a static character. He is a dynamic character because in the beginning of the story, the Prince is happy and doesn't have any worries but he changed when the red death comes to his party. The Prince’s mood changes to anger because the red death is scaring everyone at his party and disturbing the peace. Edgar Allen Poe uses both direct characterization and indirect characterization.

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