The miserable fool

 Roderick usher

In the story of  the Fall of the  house of usher ,  one of the characters is Roderick usher.  He is described as a gloomy , nervous agitated person. He faces an acute bodily illness , which does not help facing the death of his sister .  This character is perceived as  a hypochondria . He is set to take on a role as a sickly individual because of   his family history. A tragic  story of depression and gloominess. Rodrick usher is chain to his mindset of living in misery.