Gothic Characterists

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