English, 10.03.2020 07:04 griffinalexis2780

How are the details of both Roderick's and Madeline's
illnesses important to the development of the plot?
A Their sicknesses reflect the decay of the estate and
their familial line.
B Madeline is near death, while Roderick's sensitivity
(or possible hypochondria) prevents him from leaving
the house, ensuring the end of their line.
Madeline's cataleptic condition leads to her early
burial, while Roderick's heightened senses forces him
to hear her struggle to break out of the tomb, driving
him mad.
D Madeline's weakened condition permits Roderick to
take advantage and kill her off, symbolically killing his
own illness/self, but his heightened senses send him
into madness over his guilt.

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