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    This particular novel: The strange case of dr jakyll and mr hyde contains a lot of Gothicism in it which is portrayed throughout the play. Gothic writing has a tendency to be very dark‚ focuses on the evil side of human nature‚ have supernatural and unexplained factors to it‚ and feature numerous suspense and thriller. All of those may be seen in the book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This book focuses on the darkness which means that it specializes in frightening‚ mysterious‚ depressing

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    Gothic literature is a genre associated with horror‚ mystery and terror they play a key role in providing elements that could frighten and impress the reader. The story "The feather pillow" is a one of the Hispanic gothic literature that has all the components that represent gothic literature (mystery‚ terror‚ super natural) that startles the reader. “There are stains on the pillow that look like blood” (Quiroga). “Jordan felt the hair rise on the back of his neck” (Quiroga). Horacio Quiroga in

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    In the novel Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ the main protagonist‚ Jane experiences a lot of tribulations in life. When she thinks she can lead a happy life with her lover‚ Mr. Edward Rochester‚ she finds out that he is‚ in fact‚ hiding a dark secret. On the day of their wedding‚ she discovers that he is already married. Her beliefs and moral standing leads her to leave Mr. Rochester and Thornfield‚ her safe haven‚ because she does not want to partake in Mr. Rochester’s infidelity to Bertha Mason

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    are for ever sundered: – and yet‚ while I breathe and think I must love him." (2.2.85) Seeing Rochester among his high-class houseguests‚ Jane realizes that he has more in common with her than he does with them. Despite Jane’s and Rochester’s different class backgrounds‚ their master-servant relationship‚ and the strict gender roles of Victorian society‚ Jane

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    and somewhat mysterious personality. However‚ with the gothic atmosphere of Jane Eyre‚ it seems almost suiting for the hero to embody many such attributes of a Byronic hero One of the most prominent literary character types of the Romantic period‚ the Byronic hero is not conventionally "heroic" and his dark qualities tend to reject the image of a "traditional" hero. We see the influence Byron’s poetry had on Bronte’s writing; when in Jane Eyre‚ Bronte makes a reference to one of his works‚ The Corsair

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    Apology for Poetry Occasion The Apology was provoked by the Puritanical attack on poesy by Stephen Gosson’s 1579 The Schoole of Abuse “having slipped into the title of a poet‚ am provoked to say something unto you in the defence of that my unelected vocation” 326 “And first‚ truly‚ to all them that‚ professing learning‚ inveigh against poetry‚ may justly be objected that they go very near to ungratefulness to seek to deface that which‚ in the noblest nations and languages that are known‚ hath

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    In many of Poe’s and other authors poems throughout the 1700’s and beyond‚ created a particular style of writing: romanticism. With the use of romanticism‚ these authors manage to create aspects of mood with different feeling and emotions that convey darker themes. The elements of Gothic Literature in the short stories the “Black Cat‚” “the Devil and Tom Walker‚” and Sharp Objects create a morbid mood through the usage of grotesque scenery‚ psychological issues‚ and death. To begin‚ in the “Black

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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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    In Jane Eyre Bronte uses descriptions of the inside of Thornfield Hall to create a Gothic atmosphere in which Jane feels uncomfortable. The isolation and large uninhabited spaces of the manor remove it from the outside world. Strange entities and details as well as metaphor make the house seem unknown and plagued with the supernatural. It becomes a place stopped in time and detached from reality‚ in a way Thornfield Hall comes to represent Jane’s life. The first device Emily Bronte uses is a portrayal

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    bread and eggs in corners to create travel throughout the entire space. Use lighting in creative ways to "guide" customers through your space. This can be done with brightly lit displays in strategic locations. Encourage the natural tendency to move from left to right in a shopping environment. This can be done through strategic location of key departments‚ aisle orientation‚ and proper placement of the cash wrap. Decor elements are key in communicating brand and creating a condusive shopping environment

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