Name : Ravi Bhaliya Roll No : 24M.A : Sem -2Paper : (5) Romantic LiteratureEnrolment No : Pg 14101004Submitted To : S.B Gardi

Department of EnglishMaharaja

KrishnakumarsinhjiBhavnagar University

Gothic fiction, which is largely dominated by thesubgenre of Gothic horror, is a genre or modeof literature that combines fiction, horror andRomanticism. Its origin is attributed to Englishauthor Horace Walpole, with his 1764 novel TheCastle of Otranto.

Horace Walpole

Medieval Romance and Modern Novel

Clara Reeve

Balanced with 18th Century Realism

Ann Radcliff

Supernatural - Natural

Gothic villain

Baron Stoker

Marry Shelley

Romantics

Edgar Allen poe

Setting in a castle

The action takes place in and around an old castle,

sometimes seemingly abandoned, sometimes occupied.

The castle often contains secret passages, trap doors,

secret rooms, trick panels with hidden levers, dark or

hidden staircases, and possibly ruined sections.

An atmosphere of mystery and suspense.

The work is pervaded by a threatening feeling, a fear

enhanced by the unknown.

High, even overwrought emotion.

The narration may be highly sentimental, and the

characters are often overcome by anger, sorrow, surprise,

and especially, terror. Characters suffer from raw nerves

and a feeling of impending doom. Crying and emotional

speeches are frequent.

Women in distress.

As an appeal to the pathos and sympathy of the reader, the

female characters often face events that leave them

fainting, terrified, screaming, and/or sobbing. A lonely,

pensive, and oppressed heroine is often the central figure of

the novel, so her sufferings are even more pronounced and

the focus of attention.

Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.One or more male characters has the power, as king, lord

of the manor, father, or guardian, to demand that one ormore of the female characters do something intolerable.

The metonymy of gloom and horror.Metonymy is a subtype of metaphor, in which something

(like rain) is used to stand for something else (likesorrow). For example, the film industry likes to usemetonymy as a quick shorthand, so we often notice thatit is raining in funeral scenes. Note that the followingmetonymies for "doom and gloom" all suggest someelement of mystery, danger, or the supernatural.

In Frankenstein, Shelley uses mysterious circumstances

to have Victor Frankenstein Create the Monster ;

cloudy circumstances under which victor gathers body

parts for his Experiments.

Dark Settings -

There are lots of dark settings in Frankenstein. When the

monster is created, Frankenstein describes how it was a,

black and comfortless sky' Massive pathetic fallacy is used

here to make clear that what Frankenstein has done is

wrong.

Extreme Landscapes and Weather-

The start of the novel has the setting as the North Pole: a

strange unknown and weird area that is a place God could

potentially be.The remote setting of the North Pole creates

a isolated and mysterious mood,

Death, and Madness :

The monster cannot be loved because of his ugly

appearance which is Victor's fault. Therefore, the monster

destroys the people that love Victor so that Victor feels the

same as the monster: loneliness

Heroine with the Tendency to Faint and Need to be

Rescued:

Although the women are stereotyped in the novel as powerless,

it is Frankenstein that it closest to being that of Heroine.

Hero whose True Identity is Revealed at the End :

'how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge‘, After

Frankenstein's past experience, he is warnings Walton about

transgression. He has learnt from his mistakes.

Evil Deeds Leading to the Downfall of a Character:

'thirst for knowledge‘, This can be seen to be Frankenstein's

main downfall: his obsession for transgression was what made

him make the monster.

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Suspense:

The scream is Elizabeth who has been attacked by the

monster. But, because the attack was only heard by sound

but not directly seen by Victor, suspense is created to if

Elizabeth is dead or alive.

Suspense:

The scream is Elizabeth who has been attacked by the

monster. But, because the attack was only heard by sound

but not directly seen by Victor, suspense is created to if

Elizabeth is dead or alive.

The Latest Scientific Theories of Chemistry and electricity influenced Marry Shelley

The Protagonist of Frankenstein Is the first embodiment of theme Science

He creates a human being though the use of electricity and chemistry

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