The Masque of the Red Death

What do the colors in The Masque of the Red Death symbolize?

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Each room and each color represents a different stage in one's life.

Black/red: death

Blue: birth

Green: the spring of life

Orange: summer and autumn

Violet: twilight.

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The Masque of the Red Death