Poe and Life Science

Does “The Masque of the Red Death” represent a scientific view of the organic world?

Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" is a short story that can be related to the real world. Many people believe Poe's fictitious disease is similar to diseases the real world has been affected by. This story gives us insight into the mind of Poe and an idea of views of what disease was like at the time this story was written. 

Was the castle viewed as a life form?

Many of Poe's writings include symbolism. The symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death" is related to life science and how it can be compared to a living and functioning organism that becomes infected and dies, like many of the characters in the actual story.