How does Edgar Allan Poe use archetypes to develop a theme in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

The Masque of the Red Death Overview

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Motifthe clock, symbolism of the fleetingness of life and the inevitability of death

Themedeath is inevitable, it comes for everyone

Explanation:The central theme in "The Masque of the Red Death" is the inevitable, or perhaps more accurately, the inescapable nature, of death. Prospero and his companions attempt to shut themselves off from the rest of the world in an attempt to avoid the horrible plague (the "red death") that is ravaging the countryside.

the president was the speaker and it was a great part of history.

explanation:

video of the national aeronautic space administration's (nasa) coverage of president john f. kennedy’s address at rice university, houston, texas, concerning the nation's efforts in space exploration. in his speech the president discusses the necessity for the united states to become an international leader in space exploration and famously states, "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."