The guests inside the abbey are feeling what in The Masque of the Red Death

Prospero and one thousand of his friends attempt to escape the Red Death, a horrible pestilence, by sealing themselves in his castle while the Death spreads outside. ... Of course, Prospero and his guests cannot escape Death, which arrives at the party in costume and kills everyone, including the Prince himself.

The Masque of the Red Death, Prince Prospero seals himself and his one thousand guests inside the abbey to escape the fatal disease that was terrorizing his land.

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