The Masque of the Red Death However, there is much dispute over how to interpret "The Masque of the Red Death"; some suggest it is not allegorical, especially due to Poe's admission of a distaste for didacticism in literature. If the story really does have a moral, Poe does not explicitly state that moral in the text. Blood, emphasized throughout the tale, along with the color red, serves as a dual symbol, representing both death and life. This is emphasized by the masked figure – never explicitly stated to be the Red Death, but only a reveler in a costume of the Red Death – making
The Man in the Morgue the following music: - Aired in the Wednesday 8:00 pm ET timeslot, directly following the broadcast of "American Idol", the episode "The Man in the Morgue" received a 6.6% household rating and 11% household share on its original airdate, which allowed the Fox Network to finish first in its timeslot. The Man in the Morgue "The Man in the Morgue" is the 19th episode of the first season of the television series "Bones". Originally aired on April 19, 2006 on FOX network, the episode is written by Noah Hawley and Elizabeth Benjamin, and directed by James Whitmore Jr.. The episode