What are at least two common mental disorders one might find in Gothic stories? Two common mental disorders found in Gothic stories include Melancholia and Hysteria. 5. How are terror and horror different from one another, and how are they related to one another in Gothic literature? In Gothic literature, terror is described as being full of fear, or the fear of what we believe will be bad, whereas horror is described as someone in distress, or watching those bad things happen.
Compare and Contrast: Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne were two phenomenal authors of the Dark Romanticism period. These American authors were two of the first writers to delve into the human mind and create psychological literature. Dark Romanticism examines the conflict between good and evil, the psychological effects of guilt and sin, and the human minds madness and derangement. Poe and Hawthorne both successfully captured the dark romanticism elements, yet they each approach these dismal aspects differently. These two authors share qualities in their writing, but they were extremely different people.
To what extent do you think gothic literature is characterised by a fascination with death? Notions of 'death' manifest themselves into gothic texts in numerous ways, throught plot, setting and through both characters perceptions, and reactions to death, thus one interpretation is that gothic literature has become fascinated by death. Death, represents arguably one of the main provokers of human fear. It is the ultimate unknown and stimulates feelings of both horror and terror, the sickening apprehension at the mere thought of death and consequently the dismal realisation.Gothic texts are known for the promise of the sickly addictive combination of both horror and terror, thus it is almost inevitable then, that 'death' too has become an archetypal feature. To an increasingly large extent gothic literature is concerned with and obsession or fascination with death, however some may argue that this notion of death presents merely a sole characteristic of the gothic, and that perhaps there are alternative features that take predominance over it, such as the supernatural.
Selen Yılmaz 20801395 Third Essay Outline OUTLINE The Climax of Madness Essay Topic: Compare and contrast the treatment of the theme of madness in “The Fall of the House of Usher’’ and “The Yellow Wallpaper’’. Thesis Statement: Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher’’ and “Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper’’ are stories which totally include madness, fear and dread that are products of human psychology. While Poe’s story is completely immersed in madness, Gilman’s story limits the element of madness to the imagination of the narrator. In Poe’s story, madness exists in the Usher’s house and its environment, however, in Gilman’s story, madness completely in the mind of the narrator. It shows that both stories handle the subject of growing madness, however, in Poe’s story, the madness surrounds all characters, whereas in Gilman’s story the narrator is the one who is the victim of the madness.
They share the technique of interior narrative, so we understand what the major characters are thinking and what the motivations are for their actions. However, while the big questions about human nature may not have changed substantially since the early 19th century, the world is now a very different place and the textual forms clearly express that difference. Shelley’s Gothic novel becomes Scott’s film noir/crime fiction/sci-fi film, and the way the ideas are explored, and the audience for these ideas, are both very different. Frankenstein was published in 1819, when political upheaval in parts of Europe and major advances in science and medicine were challenging established ideas about people and society. The novel asks us to consider what it means to be a human being – can a human being be “made”, as the Creature is?
Washington Irving is identified with the gothic with his “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, however the gothic mode can also be identified in his story, “Rip Van Winkle”. To begin, both will be compared with their use of the Gothic Mode. Edgar Allan Poe’s writing set the mold for most gothic literature to follow. From “The Raven” to “The Tell-Tale Heart” his writing sets the reader on edge and fills them with unease. “Its style tends to be ornate, unnatural” (Carter 134).
Thesis: In Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare, the use of imagery with the darkness of the setting, night, and blood help to create an ominous atmosphere and contribute to the plot of the play. I. Shakespeare's use of darkness in his setting contributes to the ominous mood of the play. A. For example, the first witch states, “When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” 1.
Insanity could be defined as “the state of being mentally ill; madness”, thus it is no surprise that writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and D. H. Lawrence beauteously integrated aspects of insanity into their stories in order to chisel the perfect piece of gothic literature, simultaneously luring the reader in to a world carved by madness and drowned in an eerie atmosphere. Portraying one as insane is a powerful gothic literary device that has been used throughout the era of the gothic, notably in Matthew Lewis' “The Monk” and Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto”. One way in which writers complement and enhance the insanity of their sadistic characters is through the psychological and mental torture that is often inflicted upon the victims
However, Carter uses the culture of Modern day Gothic Horror to turn a typical horror story on its head and surprise the reader with unexpected events – known as Equivocal Symbolism. In some cases, the Equivocal Symbolism used throughout can portray horror and blood, whilst in other cases it can contradict with the opening statement and suggest that horror may be used to describe something, when usually it is associated with something else. The words ‘horror’ and ‘bloody’ are two completely different things. The word ‘Horror’ means an intense feeling of fear, shock or disgust, whilst Bloody means to be covered, smeared or running with blood. Usually, horror is used as the theme of the story – and blood would be involved.
The Gothic novel is a style of fiction that places heavy emphasis on atmosphere, using setting and diction to build suspense and a sense of unease in the reader. Not only does this entail horror and repression but according to the Critical Survey of Long Fiction, the Schauer-Romantik school of horror, a sub classification of Goth used by Lewis, “did not offer the reassurance of a moral rational order. These works tend to evoke history but stir anxiety without resolving or relieving it. They are perverse and sadistic, marked by the amoral use of thrill”. The main characters of this story are to be typical of the 18th century church, but with a brutal twist which is often found in Gothic literature.