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Cheating Death In Edgar Allan Poe's The Prince

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A terrible diesis is spreading throughout the world killing everyone in its path. Prince Prospero expects to cheat death by having a forever lasting bail to escape death. Death is unescapable no matter how wealthy or powerful you are. Throughout the short story the Prince faces many obstacles that he has to overcome. There are many reasons why the theme of this story is death is unescapable no matter how wealthy or powerful you are. A wealthy prince tries to escape death by creating a giant fortress to keep him safe. In the story the Prince does not achieve his goal. Death gets by easily and kills him and everyone at the bail. With his desperate attempt of cheating death, while partying while others fall victim of the contagious dieses. The
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