The Effects Of Setting On Character In "The Masque Of Red Death" And "The Shawl"

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Stella
did not, even though she was in the camp. The attitudes of the two
characters and the setting probably are what kept them alive.
In comparison of the way the setting affected character, we see
they were quite alike also. Prospero's morbid lifestyle was quite unusual.
His room of black with scarlet panes of glass, his ebony clock with a low
dull monotonous chime and the bizarre masquerade party all show he was
unusual and fascinated with the bizarre. Stella's description of ravenous
black hair, the cold weather, and her unfeeling for others made her out to
be quite unusual as well. Also both characters were seen to be selfish but
in different ways. Yet it is quite similar. Prospero had a kingdom yet he
separated himself from them. He isolated himself and his closet friends so
that they may escape the Red Death. He was selfish in a way that he would
let everyone else die but he would hide until it was all over. Stella's
selfishness was brought out when she took the ...

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