Themes in The Fall of the House of Usher

What is the first central theme discussed in the video?

• Wealth vs. Poverty

• Good vs. Evil

• Sanity vs. Insanity

• Love vs. Hate

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Roderick Usher believe is shaping his mind?

• His hobbies

• His friends

• His job

• His family house

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the narrator feel when he enters the House of Usher?

• Indifferent

• Excited

• Happy

• Inexplicably affected

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the narrator question about Roderick and Madeline?

• Their intelligence

• Their wealth

• Their happiness

• Their sanity

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the condition of the House of Usher tied to?

• The family's wealth

• The town's economy

• The surrounding landscape

• The weather

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What theme is explored through the physical decay of the house and the twins' illnesses?

• Love vs. Hate

• Deterioration

• Wealth vs. Poverty

• Good vs. Evil

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What happens to Roderick when Madeline reappears?

• He runs away

• He collapses and dies

• He ignores her

• He laughs

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the last key theme discussed in the video?

• Wealth vs. Poverty

• Love vs. Hate

• Good vs. Evil

• Fantasy vs. Reality

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the narrator describe the Usher family home?

• Small and cozy

• Weird and decayed but still intact

• Bright and cheerful

• Modern and stylish

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the narrator use to get impressions of the house?

• A painting

• Its reflection in a lake

• A photograph

• A mirror

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6