LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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A person who shows reverence, such as at a funeral
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A person who seeks revenge
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Ghostly being who returns to life for revenge
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A ghost who haunts the characters, in a gothic novel
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Detailed explanation-1: -In folklore, a revenant is an animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. The word revenant is derived from the Old French word, revenant, the “returning” (see also the related French verb revenir, meaning “to come back").
Detailed explanation-2: -Meaning of revenant in English. someone who has returned, especially someone who returns to life after being dead: The dead son becomes a ghostly revenant.
Detailed explanation-3: -Twentieth Century Fox tried to help in one of its promotional images by explaining that the word “revenant, ” as in “The Revenant” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a noun, meaning, “one who has returned, as if from the dead.” It’s from the French, revenir, to return.
Detailed explanation-4: -Like all Legends, Revenant has access to three abilities: Stalker (Passive), Silence (Tactical), and Death Totem (Ultimate). These abilities make Revenant a high-ceiling character who excells in stealth and controlling the opponent.