The setting in “The Masque of the Red Death” plays an intricate role in the story by foreshadowing the death and suffering of the red death and the loss of life that was sure to happen. The story is set in Europe during the time of the red death inside the prince’s castellated abbeys. While there were people dying outside of the walls of this abbey, the people within were having a good time …showed first 75 words of 863 total…

…showed last 75 words of 863 total…in “The Masque of the Red Death” in a few ways. The interior of the house had tall crimson windows and is very dark. These windows most likely symbolize bloodshed and death; again the also foreshadow the death that is inevitably coming. The setting in “The Fall of the House of Usher” excellently develops the story by showing how the family and house are one entity and how death and decay completely surrounds that entity.