When the masked figure (whom I will now refer to as the Red Death as he is later discovered to be) first appeared, he struck fear into the hearts of all, including the heart of Prince Prospero. The Red Death's costume was almost an exact replica of a corpse - and not just any corpse, but one that had been killed by the Red Death. The appearance of the Red Death was horrifying enough to make Prince Prospero shudder either from "terror or distaste", though he soon became angry. He ordered the other people at the party to seize the Red Death and unmask him, intending to hang him in the morning, but even though people moved towards him, no one dared to touch him. This allowed the Red Death to walk right past the prince and continue on unhindered, so the prince, angered by his guests' reluctance and his own fear, rushed towards the Red Death with a knife. Unfortunately, his bravery ended with his own death, and then the deaths of all the other guests.
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