# Prince Prospero — Short Fiction character guide

> Prince Prospero in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Prince Prospero

**First appearance:** 0039-the-masque-of-the-red-death

## Who they are

Wealthy prince who holds a masquerade while plague ravages the land.

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