In "the masque of the red death," poe describes the prince as having apartments in the colors of blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, and black. based on what you know about the story, which is the best explanation for this variety of colors?
a. the seven apartments are painted in all the colors of the rainbow in order to cheer up the party guests.
b. each of the prince's seven daughters was allowed to choose a color for one of the seven rooms.
c. the colors of the apartments likely have no meaning in the story but are included by the author to intrigue the reader.
d. the prince was trying to fight off death using colorful rooms, hoping that sickness would not intrude on colors that reflect purity, peace, life, or energy.