He tells the narrator that they are in fact twins.
False. The narrator flees in terror, but survives.
he places her in the vault above where the narrator sleeps
Together Roderick and the narrator; listen to music that Roderick plays, read, and paint.
he preserves it but he does not feel at liberty to dispute why.
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
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 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.
False. The narrator flees in terror, but survives.
Roderick believes they prematurely buried Madeline alive.
What happened to Lady Madeline on the day the narrator arrived was that she was believed to be dead. Roderick and the narrator came to prepare her body, when she stumbles into the room, falls on her brother, and perishes due to catalepsy.
What happened to Lady Madeline on the day the narrator arrived was that she was believed to be dead. Roderick and the narrator came to prepare her body, when she stumbles into the room, falls on her brother, and perishes due to catalepsy.
They discover that Madeline was buried alive and had managed to escape from the tomb. She confronts Roderick in a terrifying state, leading to their deaths and causing the house to collapse. The narrator flees the scene and witnesses the house crumbling into the tarn.
he places her in the vault above where the narrator sleeps
Roderick places Lady Madeline in a vault below the house.
In "The Fall of the House of Usher," the living corpse of Madeline falls upon her brother, Roderick Usher, causing both of them to die as the house collapses.
No, they are not.
Roderick Usher confides in the narrator that he believes his death is imminent and is deeply intertwined with the fate of his twin sister, Madeline. He expresses a sense of dread and foreboding, suggesting that their lives are connected by a mysterious bond. Roderick also hints at a family curse that has plagued the Usher lineage, further amplifying his fears about their impending doom.