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"The Masque of the Red Death"
Symbolism of the Seven Colored Rooms
The seven colored rooms of the abbey represent the stages of life:
The blue room represents the birth of a man, the beginning of his life...
The purple room is to represent the development in life...
The green room is meant to represent the nourishment and development in life...
The orange room is meant to represent the setting sun, marking the end of the day, or the end of life...
The white room is meant to represent the ascension to Heaven...
The black room is meant to represent the death of man.