Comparison of Fall of the House of Usher and Vertigo
Both Hitchcock's Madeleine in Vertigo, and Poe's Madeline in "Fall of the House of Usher," appear to return from the dead after suffering from an unknown illness. They each fall in love and after returning from the dead only to die once again. They are also similar in that they each wandered aimlessly not knowing where they were going in a very strange and creepy way. Hitchcock's Madeleine seems to be suffering from an unknown illness that leaves her practically unconscious of where she had been or what she had done. Gavin Elster, Madeleine's husband, recollects Madeleine as having blank expressions on her face, roaming aimlessly and not acknowledging anything. She seems to be emotionally and mentally sick. Poe's Madeline appears to not be as severely mentally sick but she is more physically si
I heard them-many, many days ago-yet I dared not-I dared not speak! We have put her living in the tomb!"(Poe 205) The illness that Poe's Madeleine suffers from is more of an illness to her body then mind. She wanders around the house in no particular direction as if she is influenced by a strong force. Her eyes are glazed over and she does not speak. Hitchcock's Madeleine drives around to very out of the ordinary places such as the art gallery and the cemetery. Hitchcock's Madeleine juxtaposed to Poe's Madeline seem to be very similar especially when it comes to their actions when they appear to be controlled by another force. After her death Usher puts her body in a tomb in the basement. After figuring the whole evil scheme of Madeleine they return to the same spot where Madeleine killed herself the first time and after being startled by a nun she falls of the building and kills herself a second time. Upon reaching the top, Madeleine hurls herself toward the ground and dies. The Madeline in "Fall of the House of Usher" returns from the dead as well. The narrator sees her as "[passing] through a remote portion of the apartment, and, without having noticed [his] presence, [disappears]"(Poe 199). Both Usher and Scotty fell in love with them. In Vertigo Madeleine rushes up a many flights of stairs to the top of what looks to be a church. After Madeleine's death, Scotty wanders the streets only thinking about his love.
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