In the second 2️⃣ paragraph of "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, the setting is described as a castle owned by Prince Prospero, who gathered a thousand of his friends to take refuge from a deadly disease known as the Red death .
The castle is depicted as lavish and extravagant, with seven distinct rooms, each decorated in a different colour.
The characters introduced in this paragraph are Prince Prospero, the ruler of the land, and his wealthy and noble friends who sought shelter in the castle to escape the epidemic .
These individuals are described as carefree and indulgent, engaging in festivities and revelry to distract themselves from the horrors unfolding outside the castle walls.
The problem presented in this paragraph is the looming threat of the Red Death, a fatal disease that is spreading rapidly through the kingdom
