Fall of the House of Usher

Answer the following questions in complete sentences!

1.  How does the Fall of the House of Usher reflect/represent the Gothic style?

2.  Describe the room that Roderick Usher is staying in.  Be sure to capture the Gothic elements.

3.  Madeline’s long lasting illness baffled her doctors.  She seemed to lose interest in life and physically she would occasionally experience a cataleptical seizure.  What does “cataleptical” mean?

4.  What kind of books did the narrator and Roderick read?

5.  When Madeline dies, what does Roderick plan to do with the body? Why?

5.  Describe the vault in which the narrator and Roderick place Madeline’s coffin.

6.  After Madeline’s death, how did  Roderick change?

7.  How does Roderick react to the sounds he hears in the house?  Give examples.

8.  What does Roderick say is causing the sounds in the house?

9.  How does Roderick die?

10.  The narrator flees from the house out into the storm.  a wild light appears behind him so he turns to see what caused it.  what does he witness?

~ by debhill on March 13, 2008.