Literary context

Question 1

What are 10 super useful gothic terms?

Answer 1

1 - mirroring
2 - alienation
3 - the Other
4 - verisimilitude
5 - doubling
6 - liminality
7 - duality
8 - psychological monster
9 - supernatural
10 - Romantic hero

Question 2

What are the key components of the Romantic movement?

Answer 2

1 - strong interest in individuals, nature, emotion, creativity, and the arts
2 - concern about inequality in society, the Romantics were generally sympathetic towards marginalised people
3 - nature as a source of reflection and restoration
4 - idealisation of love and women
5 - Romantics argued that people were born good, and that evil was a result of a lack of nurture and the negative aspects of society

Question 3

What was the social consequence of the French Revolution in England?

Answer 3

There was political turmoil as people began to question their rights and the world order.

Question 4

Galvanism

Answer 4

In 1780, Luigi Galvani carried out an experiment using electrical sparks to make a dead frog twitch. This created fears that people would try to bring organisms back to life.

Question 5

Who painted The Nightmare?

Answer 5

Henry Fuseli