Gothic Genre Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Gothic Literature
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Intends to create an atmosphere of terror and horror suggesting an unknown entity which is evil and dangerous
2
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Stevenson achieves a gothic atmosphere through…
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- mysterious settings
- distrubing secrets and the duality of man
- supernatural
3
Q
The novel
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reflects the secrets of society and the unsetlling truth
4
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Stevenson uses Gothic conventions to create..
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A feeling of confinement and entrapment
Jekyll feels increasingly trapped by Hyde’s growing dominnance
5
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Horrific occourences
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Hyde’s crimes - trampling the girl and muder of sir danvers carew reflect the Gothic theme of persecution and violence
