ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Usually the setting consists of a castle or manor in an isolated location, away from any city or civilization. This genre is dark, eerie, and mysterious, often containing elements of terror, horror, and the macabre and the bizarre. Common themes and motifs of the Gothic include power, confinement, and isolation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gothic Setting. The settings of Gothic novels are very important as they essentially contribute to the mysterious and menacing atmosphere and create suspense. Moreover, they illustrate human characters and their behaviour in an allegorical and psychological way (Snodgrass 158).

Detailed explanation-3: -Bad weather, in particular, is often associated with the supernatural, as well as being the birthing landscape of the imagination. Storms are perceived as harbingers of evil, and often present both a reflection and refraction of the inner self of the protagonist, an externalization of internal fears and conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -mood of the characters-this is. called ‘Pathetic Fallacy’ Gothic weather tends to be wild, dangerous, dark and cruel.