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Which three parts of this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" highlight the suggestion that the powerful and wealthy in the story are insensitive toward the outbreak of the disease and those who are suffering?

1. "But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned to his presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys."

2. "A strong and lofty wall girdled it in. This wall had gates of iron. The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts. They resolved to leave means neither of ingress nor egress to the sudden impulses of despair or of frenzy from within."

3. "The external world could take care of itself. In the meantime it was folly to grieve, or to think. The prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure. There were buffoons, there were improvisatori, there were ballet-dancers, there were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine. All these and security were within. Without was the 'Red Death.'"

Parts of 'The Masque of the Red Death' illustrate the insensitivity of the aristocracy by emphasizing their isolation, self-indulgence, and deliberate ignorance of the suffering caused by the plague.

Explanation:

The three parts of the excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" that highlight the insensitivity of the powerful and wealthy towards the outbreak of the disease and those who are suffering are:

The retreat of Prince Prospero and his court to an isolated abbey, ignoring the plight of the ill and dying.
The bolting of the abbey gates, symbolizing a deliberate separation from the afflicted and a disregard for the external world.
The indulgence in pleasures such as buffoons and wine, choosing to grieve or think about the widespread suffering.

The prince and his court are depicted as using their wealth and power to isolate themselves, engage in revelry, and turn a blind eye to the devastation caused by the Red Death, showcasing their detachment and lack of empathy.