Gothic Elements in Literature
Mindmap about the elements of the Gothic and how they are effective.
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- Gothic Elements in Literature
- Setting - preferably a castle
- Adds to the dark, mysterious tone of the novel
- Connected to supernatural life forms or deviant human beings
- A natural, nurturing environment is somewhere dark
- Creates a sense of fear or forboding
- Atmosphere of Mystery and Suspense
- Adds to the narrative's drama
- An Ancient Prophecy
- Rooted in history - link to a mysterious past
- Omens, Portents or Visions
- Provides an unsettling convention that motivates the plot while uneasing the audience
- Supernatural or Unexplainable Events
- Unsettling to a contemporary audience
- Something that is fate or hard to over come
- Highlights discourse in the narrative
- High, overwrought emotions
- Allows for confrontation and violence to occur
- Highlight's characters inner motivations and true forms which may be dark and gritty
- Women in distress
- Adds drama by having the weak seem weaker
- Highlights the power of what is distressing them
- Highlights women's place in the society
- Tyrannical Male
- Usually manipulates a woman
- Such as Heathcliff to Isabella
- Reflects the patriarchal society and power of man
- Metonymy of Gloom and Horror
- Usually achieved through pathetic fallacy
- The rain could be a metaphor for someone's emotion, for example
- Usually achieved through pathetic fallacy
- Lexis linking to the Gothic
- Such as synonyms for pain, anger, distress, surprise, fear or terro
- Setting - preferably a castle
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