LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE GOTHIC NOVEL
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Unnatural forces overwhelming human endeavor
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The rupture of the everyday by acts of violence
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The destruction of humanity through scientific experimentation
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The return of the past to the present
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lineage and Leadership The Castle of Otranto is deeply concerned with paternity and its relation to political rule. The novel presents three major revelations about lineage, the consequences of which drive the plot forward. The first revelation is that of Theodore’s paternity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Connecting this event to a prophecy that the castle will pass from his line, Manfred resolves to banish his wife to a convent and marry his son’s intended bride. But his desire to produce an heir has tragic consequences, proving the dour moral that “the sins of fathers are visited on their children".
Detailed explanation-3: -In The Castle of Otranto, a story centered around a particular castle, the castle represents evil in the form of sexual deviancy and the corruption of power. It is in the castle’s eerie rooms and dark passageways that Manfred pursues Isabella, intending to rape her.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was one of the first examples of gothic revival architecture, which appealed to the baroque tastes of that time, and would later become entwined with the gothic literature movement.