ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -What did Roderick and the Narrator do to try to make Roderick happy again? Paint and read stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -He attempts to soothe Roderick by reading aloud to him from “Mad Trist, ” a medieval romance by Sir Launcelot Canning. (The romance and Canning are Poe’s inventions.) As the narrator reads, sounds from the book seemingly begin to manifest in the house.

Detailed explanation-3: -The narrator makes futile efforts to relieve Roderick’s distress by reading, painting, and playing music with him; but his condition only worsens, especially after the apparent death of his sister.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Roderick and Madeline die together in the second to last paragraph of the story. In response, the narrator flees the house into the still raging storm. Once outside the house a flash of moonlight causes him to look back and see the house break in two and sink into the lake.

Detailed explanation-5: -Madeline dies and so Roderick dies, too. Similarly, Roderick falls dead to the ground, and so does his house. Another oddity to consider here is Roderick’s relationship with the narrator.