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horror, violence, death, darkness, mysteriousness, these are the images that make a gothic novel. The gothic genre began in the later eighteenth century when the writers of the Romanticism revolt focused on a medieval view with the use of terrifying experiences, especially pleasurably terrifying experiences. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier is considered a gothic novel because of the gothic elements it employs. Gothic elements are displayed through the setting of ancient castles with dungeons, secret

August 30, 1797, in Somers Town, London in the United Kingdom. She was well-known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus. Shelley focuses on the influences of history in several of her pieces, however one in particular is her piece Frankenstein. Shelley got her inspiration for her novels from historical events, which lead to the theme of the “modern Prometheus” and the overall elements of Gothic subgenre The history of Frankenstein started when Shelley was just a teenager. Frankenstein

Gloria Morales HUMN 241 Prof. Ho 11/18/2015 Paired Places: Written Assignment Notre Dame of Chartres and the Temple of Khonsu By studying the design of the Norte dame of Chartres cathedral, in France and the Temple of Khonsu located in Egypt. We can emphasize how both buildings relate with each other. The Chartres cathedral and the temple of Khonsu have numerous of connections with other. Although, the structures were built throughout different periods of time and in different locations.

Both monuments are structurally sound as both monument holds valuable meanings. The massive size of both structures requires a lot of support, and The Dome of The Rocks and The Cathedral of Notre Dame utilizes such constructional technologies to just do that. Dome of the Rock utilizes four piers and twelve columns to support the rounded drum that transitions into the two-layered dome, which is more than 20 meters in diameter (Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, n.d., para. 6). This part of the structure is

experiences which leads to confusion of whether the novel falls under the sub-genre female gothic, or not. Jackson starts the novel with a very powerful quote: “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.” (1). That famously known quote is very ambiguous and evokes suspense. The sub-genre female gothic conventions consist of an old haunted house, mystery and suspense, supernatural experiences

dark and curious, is often devoted by intelligent, romantic and artistic realists that can be found all around the globe and come from many different backgrounds and ethnicities. Throughout "The Fall of the House of Usher" suspense, symbolism, and gothic element can be portrayed in aspects of Goth, creating eerie mystery and anticipation. An uneasy tension of suspense can be created from something unpredicted and mysterious. The narrator uses the tactic of nervous tension to keep the reader on edge

Glimpses of Gothic in Wuthering Heights Emily Brontё's masterpiece, Wuthering Heights is considered one of the most unique gothic novels in Victorian Age literature, because it conveys the grotesque, the mystery and the desolation in a complexe and special manner. During the entire novel, the reader encounters elements of gothic fiction, meant to create a mysterious and tensionate atmosphere. One of the most common elements in gothic novels is the isolated strange place, the deserted castle where

jackass. They only hang out with their jock friends because other groups of people dislike them. Gothic kids tend to clear the halls, when they walk down them; everyone tends to stay out of their way. They dress in black clothes head to toe and black Doc Martins; the girls usually put on black, fish net stockings. Girls and guys alike paint their faces white, their nails black, and put on black eyeliner. Gothic kids

Pre-Romanesque, Romanesque and Gothic. The most important buildings during medieval times were religious, defensive and governmental or power related. Figure 1 – Sarcophagus of Abbess

taken his lumps when the old man was drunk, which was a lot of the time,” (King 229). That is how his father dealt with all his children. When Jack was seven years old, “he was spanked by a neighbor lady for playing with matches,” and he threw a rock at passing car in anger (King 160). Jack’s father witnessed his behavior and punished him, physically and severely. Having learned that Jack responds to violence irrationally, one is not surprised when Jack subsequently kicks a dog into the gutter