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    and black‚ black‚ black eyeliner to shape her eyes. But that wasn’t enough: “Spider webs‚ candle light‚ dripping wax‚ dark cellars and scary morgues are also part of the gothic culture‚ which you and I have to experience together!” Emily insisted‚ even after I assured her that our cellar morgue definitely did not entail these gothic features she read about in books or

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    Gothic Architecture The technical revolution in architecture known as "Gothic" began at the end of the 12th century and lasted just over two hundred years. The advances made in architecture paralleled those in intellectual life. Gothic architecture was generally tall and inspiring and was a significant structural improvement upon the Romanesque buildings that preceded it. Even though the Gothic era roughly lasted two hundred years (12th-14th century)‚ it was long enough to voyage deep into the

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    the home‚ in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family. As time passed and attitudes changed‚ women were beginning to be depicted as strong willed‚ independent minded characters‚ who were eager to break away from convention. The genre of the crime film represents such a change in the roles handed to women. Two films that can be contrasted‚ in order to support this view‚ are: The Public Enemy by William Wellman (1931) and Bonnie &Clyde by Arthur Penn (1967).<br><br>In The Public

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    Gothic Elements in the Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is known as the Father of the Gothic. He utilized Gothicism in his short stories such as‚ ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘Ligeia.’ Poe has written numerous literary masterpieces that have focused on the Gothic. Not only have his works been focused on the Gothic‚ but his life had somewhat of a Gothic theme. Through love‚ death‚ and depression‚ Poe’s life had an impact on the way he wrote‚ which is evident through in

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    because of all the logistic and tools that were needed to make them possible‚ especially gothic cathedrals. The gothic cathedral revolutionized architecture of the time; church officials wanted their cathedral to be better than the surrounding cities so a competition of a kind started up. This competition helped to improve the structures and reach heights unheard of the time. One of the amazing thing about the new gothic churches is that as they grew higher the walls grew thinner and had more windows. “The

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    The term Gothic refers to a genre that came about in the late eighteenth century. It can be a type of story‚ clothing‚ or music nowadays. In this paper it will refer to a style of literature. A very good example of this type of literature is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. There is a sense of foreboding throughout the whole novel‚ which is one of the basic necessities of the Gothic. This theme of the Gothic has different characteristics that all fit into the story of Victor Frankenstein and his

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    The movie Psycho‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ is a classic horror film which combines many gothic elements into a deep and intriguing story. One of the gothic elements in the film is the masculine gothic theme. The son‚ Norman Bates‚ is the perfect representation of the masculine gothic theme incorporating things such as a male being dominated by a woman and victimizing the heroine. The classic gothic theme of murder is also incorporated into the film. Norman Bates mother murders are heroin in

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    Different Architecture of Romanesque and Gothic Inspired Buildings There have been numerous pilgrimages made across France and Spain‚ each one just as unique as the one before it. Along these routes there are an immeasurable number of magnificent churches and temples each with their own history‚ architecture and art work‚ making them very distinctive. Time and place are important influences of the design of these churches and temples when they were built; this means that we have encountered scores

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    Gothic Literature is a unique form of writing that encompasses: fiction‚ horror‚ death‚ and romance. This type of writing uses the idea of the supernatural as well as the capacity for evil in a human being which ultimately thickens and intensifies the plots of the stories and makes them more intriguing. In the following three works: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children‚ “The Raven”‚ and “The Black Cat”‚ there are many unique elements of gothic literature‚ however the most prominent are: psychological

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    literature and locating the literature‚ even with support‚ was a lonely road. Never have I felt that the more I began to read and know‚ the less I felt I knew‚ lost and alone amid so many theories‚ expert knowledge‚ data and findings. And so this genre journey became a rumbling of thoughts‚ ideas and theories to be summarised‚ referenced and sometimes even violently tossed aside. Reviewing the literature and writing up summaries was a cup of tea‚ yet I was slowly dissolving‚ losing my own voice

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