Question

Apart from entertaining readers, what are the other two main purposes of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"? A)to reveal the prince's wealth B)to show how power and wealth can't shelter people C)to describe the elaborate and extravagant party hosted by the prince D)
to criticize those who lack empathy for others

Answer 1

Its B. To show how power and wealth can't shelter people and D. To criticize those who lack empathy for others. Hope this helps!!

Answer 2

The correct answers are B) to show how power and wealth can’t shelter people and D) to criticise those who lack empathy for others.

Apart from entertaining readers, the other two other purposes of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” are to show how power and wealth can’t shelter people and D) to criticise those who lack empathy for others.  

Edgar Allan Poe wrote “The Masque of the Red Death” in 1842. It tells the story of a Prince called Prospero and his fear to get the Red Death, a mortal plague. Poe creates an imaginary story where people is trying to avoid death at all cost and how people avoid those things that are unpleasant or affects them. The story contains the traditional horror elements of Poe but also shows how power and wealth can’t shelter people and criticise those who lack empathy for others.