LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Gothic characters
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Gothic plot
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metonymy
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Gothic setting
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Detailed explanation-1: -The classic horror stories Frankenstein (1818), by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, and Dracula (1897), by Bram Stoker, are in the Gothic tradition but introduce the existential nature of humankind as its definitive mystery and terror.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like the setting, the plot should show a decline in the hero’s world, relationships, and/or sanity. Gothic fictions usually resolve when the hero redeems him or herself with the help of a loved one. For example, in Bram Stoker’s Dracula Mina redeems herself with the help of her friends.
Detailed explanation-3: -Setting in a castle. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). Omens, portents, visions. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. High, even overwrought emotion. Women in distress. More items