What does the color red represent in 'Masque of the Red Death'?

Answer 1

The color red in the The Masque of the Red Death may represent several things such as Cholera, the Bubonic Plague, or Tb. Cholera and the bubonic plague were big sicknesses in the setting where The Masque of the Red Death took place. And Tb is what the three most important in Poe's life died of. And since many of his stories take place of things that happened in his life this makes perfect sense. And Tb does cause the release of blood.

Answer 2

In "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, the color red symbolizes both death and pestilence. It is associated with the deadly disease that is ravaging the land and ultimately leads to the demise of the wealthy revelers in the story. The redness of the rooms in the abbey also mirrors the blood and Horror of the disease.

Answer 3

It is the Red Death - having found the Count and all his guests despite his efforts to avoid him.

Answer 4

While this story is literally about a pestilence called the Red Death, it can be read at an allegorical level as a tale about man's fear of his own mortality.