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    Dale Cook Ms. Tinord Honors English IV 1 August 2013 Gothic Literature at Its Finest To a gothic literature buff it would seem to be the greatest sight of all time; Two of arguably the greatest gothic poets of all time‚ Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe‚ side by side. This‚ however‚ is not the case. Fortunately for poets their personality is still embodied throughout their works of literature. Seeing as they are both gothic poets that would in essence make their literary works very similar

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    ‘The Gothic Elements of Wuthering Heights Are Made Credible by the Novel’s Setting and Narrators.’ How Far Would You Agree With This View? Emilie Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ combines the elements of both horror and romance in addition to introducing a Byronic hero into the plot. Although this alone could be said to be enough to create an exemplar piece of Gothic literature‚ it is the setting which contributes heavily to forming the element of horror which makes this novel Gothic. The fact

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    There are elements in literature that grab the readers attention and keep them interested‚ especially in gothic literature. In gothic literature‚ authors use different literary elements to create many gothic elements in their stories or poems. The main goal of any gothic author is to entertaining the reader by using different ways to implement fear. In "The Fall of The House of Usher"‚ Poe creates suspense‚ uses symbolism‚ and uses gothic elements to keep the reader interested and to make the story

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    Gothic fiction combines the elements of Horror and Romance. This genre consists of fear‚ darkness‚ heroes‚ villains‚ and love. If you ask me those are very contrasting subjects. The name “Gothic Fiction” comes from medieval architecture. That is why this style of writing took place mostly in the medieval era. The writing style puts emphasis on atmosphere‚ using its surrounds to build suspense in the reader. Horace Walpole is believed to be the inventor of the genre. His first

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    The gothic style originated in Europe during the 12th to the 18th century. It applied to medieval styles of art and architecture‚ particularly buildings such as cathedrals and other churches. Gothic literature began in England with the novel the ‘Castle of Oranto’ by Horace Walpole. From this novel‚ gothic fiction developed and flourished‚ becoming a significant literary genre that inspired famous works such as Frankenstein‚ Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gothic texts share the central theme

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    became more severe‚ in which the person develops a lack of self-control with major inflictions and regrets. A clash between good and evil‚ hero and tyrant is a basic foundation to gothic literature where Robert Louis Stevenson brought the internal battle in the gothic story‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gothic setting are critical to any story. Stevenson begins with making a dark‚ supernatural tone of the setting of the story. The vivid detail of doubling symbolisms slashes through the

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    Gothic Essay Gothic literature can be described in various ways. There are numerous elements such as death‚ tragedy and corruption that make up this genre‚ however there is a lot more to it. Accidents of life and the inevitability of fate are commonly seen in many gothic texts and most themes are mutual throughout plays‚ novels and poems. The dark element intrigues us and back in the 1900’s‚ when gothic literature was very common‚ it no doubt scared people. Historically‚ people around the time

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    the Presentation of Macbeth as a Gothic Text in Act One There are many key themes in Macbeth which are first addressed in Act One that have clear links with the gothic‚ foreshadowing from the start the dark events yet to unfold. Typically‚ a gothic text will use features such as highlighting the metonymy of weather such as rain and thunder as well as a strong sense of suspense and mystery‚ in the case of Macbeth the supernatural is a large factor of presenting it as a Gothic text. The three Witches

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    December‚ 2013 Development of Gothic Architecture The 11th to 15th centuries observed a great increase in the presence of the Christian Church within Europe. The Crusades were a strong cause for this surge in the Christian religion. The growing population of the Church increased the demand for a Christian presence in architectural monuments during the Romanesque and Gothic periods‚ which lead to a great cathedral construction boom across Europe. The Gothic architectural styles were distinctive

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    The Gothic in Frankenstein “I ought to be thy Adam‚ but I am rather the fallen angel...” In Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley uses various mysterious situations for Victor Frankenstein to come across his creation of the monster. Shelley employs the supernatural elements of literature from where Frankenstein gathers body parts for the monster to where the monster kills everyone. She also makes sure that the setting of this gothic/horror novel takes place in Europe so that the readers are not all that familiar

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