power and menace Flashcards
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Power menace theme
-In Gothic glitch, power and menace can be psychological
-Power can be exerted by supernatural and physical forces
– In Gothic literature there is also an omnipresent patriarchal power
– This ties into sexual power
– In the blood chamber women often reclaim sexual power
– Menace can be the fear of loss of identity for example or loss of humanity
– Menace comes from the inside of who to trust or what is real
– Setting can also be a menacing force
introduction
Power and mine are absolutely central to the Gothic literature in Dracula learn the bloody chamber Angela Carter and Bram Stoker use them to create the intense atmosphere of fear suspense and vulnerability that defines the genre
conclusion
To conclude power and menace create fear, attention and uncertainty pushing characters to their limits and revealing the darkness within people in places
Power and menace can be psychological examples
Dracula’s menace is very psychological as Israel attacks directly
Psychological power is also present in the blood chamber the marque uses emotional manipulation
apparently, man is gonna be psychological quotes
In chapter 19 Jonathan says “I could not for my life get away from the feeling that there was someone else amongst us. “this shows Dracula’s lingering presence as well as a psychological holdover mean and Renfield.
“Accept the lock that the single key fits “his repeated emphasis on the forbidden key in the precise directions to the rooms are trapped. He takes pleasure in her guilt and fear.
Power supernatural and physical forces examples
Dracula has a lot of power as he uses his supernatural abilities to control minds of his victims. He can also shape shift which makes him a constant menace the characters are never quite sure when they are facing him.
omnipresent patriarchal power examples
In the tiger’s bride, the narrator is gambled away by her father objectified from the start in the king has decided to transform the narrator into a burden. Strip program for agency shows the theme of male possessiveness and objectification of women the danger in the stories is interwoven with sexual attraction creating an atmosphere of sexual as well
Patriarch power “
“I feel your sharp teeth in the subaqueous depth of your kisses “hear the teeth demonstrate the present danger but the kisses give it a sensual twist
Sexual power examples
Dracula’s attacks often have a sensual tone making him a sexual menace. He blurred the line between desire and violation and his influence transforms the women making them appear sexually assertive and threatening.
Reclaimed sexual power example
in the company of the wolves, the Wolves in Italy show sexual and predatory power but that power is reclaimed by the girl once she chooses to willingly undress for them “she knew she was nobody’s meat “
fear of loss of identity for example or loss of humanity example examples
Mean goes to the fear of losing her humanity and becoming like Dracula in chapter 27 she says she feels she is not worthy in the sight of God “I am unclean to his eyes “until she is free from Dracula control she will not feel worthy of God this shows how vampirism corrupt the soul
Menace comes from the uncertainty of who do trust and what is real example
in Labelle Sommer by John Keats the fairy lady bless the line between good and evil and we are unsure if her intentions with the night are good or bad she loves him to sleep and soothes him with her maternal instinct but in his dream the pale warrior warn him that he is in thrall symbolising entrapment
Setting as a menacing force examples
in the blood chamber, the castle is described as a mysterious amphibious place as well as luminous and memory which gives the impression that it is almost sentient in the Earl King the forest as oppressive and inescapable the word swallow the narrator the woods swallow you up this quote l mirrors the psychological entrapment of the narrator.
