Roderick believes they prematurely buried Madeline alive.
Roderick places Lady Madeline in a vault below the house.
No, they are not.
The narrator learns that Lady Madeline is still alive and that Roderick buried her prematurely. He witnesses her terrifying return from the tomb, which ultimately leads to the collapse of the mansion and the deaths of Roderick and Madeline.
Roderick's sister in The Fall of the House of Usher is Madeline Usher
Guilt over the bad feelings beetween him and madeline
he preserves it but he does not feel at liberty to dispute why.
Mrs. Finley informs Jonathan that Madeline's health is deteriorating rapidly and predicts that her death could have a devastating impact on Roderick. She warns Jonathan that the bond between the siblings is so intense that losing Madeline might cause Roderick to lose his sanity.
Roderick keeps the narrator from knowing that Madeline is still alive by telling the narrator that Madeline has died and that he has already buried her. He also explains that they must keep her body in the house temporarily to comply with her dying wish, thus preventing the narrator from questioning her whereabouts. Roderick's manipulative behavior and the eerie atmosphere of the house contribute to the deception.
He dies of fear when he comes face to face with his twin sister Madeline, who had returned to the house after having been put in her tomb alive. madeline fell on roderick
In the time that this was written, scientists were exploring the possibility of a mental connection between twins. Edgar Allan Poe capitalizes on these ideas, making it ever more eerie that Roderick knows when Madeline is not dead. This heightened connection can ultimately be blamed for the insanity of Roderick Usher.
Roderick buries his sister, Madeline, in a vault beneath the house in Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Fall of the House of Usher."
It means she died