Prospero and his courtiers abandon the poor citizens of the realm, welding shut the iron gate of their refuge so that no one fro
m the outside can get in; the narrator also notes: “The external world could take care of itself...the prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure.” Did Prince Prospero have a duty to help the people of his kingdom or is he justified in trying to save his own life and the lives of his friends? Explain your thinking. (20 points)
In "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe, Prince Prospero orders the gates of the abbey to be welded shut in order to protect himself and his inhabitants from the epidemic known as the "Red Death
