Gothic Characterists
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- 3. What was the result of Horace Walpole's gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, straying from the norm and including paranormal characteristics?
- 5. During the 1790s, gothic literature was often set in an unknown ________ country, with a lack of dates or names.
- 7. In the Epistle, Eloisa to Abelard, characteristics such as dark _____, horror, and passion influenced gothic literature.
- 9. Who was the playwriter that influenced the gothic genre by intergrading themes such as the supernatural, revenge, and witchcraft in their works?
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- 1. The characteristic that Edmund Burke believed defined the Gothic genre.
- 2. The characteristics of aristocratic decay, death, and _______ were often used in the works of Edgar Alan Poe.
- 4. Gothic novels by Ann Radcliffe often contained characteristics such as mystery, emotional characters, female victims, and ______ romance.
- 6. Gothic works generally contained excessive stereotypes and regular absurdities making it frequently _______.
- 8. By the 19th century gothic novels became less popular and instead replaced with short stories and _______.
- 10. During the 1780s, many gothic authors incorporated supernatural plots and ________ characters in their works.