Her use of the "dark element" of the ghost, the many nightmares by characters, allusions to the devil, and the many references to the dead all include themes associated with the gothic novel. Her use of these reoccurring ghosts intensifies the darkness of her work and emphasizes the beliefs of the supernatural. ... The gothic novel intrigues our interest in the dark and uncanny, with supernatural and unexplainable phenomena. ... The terrifying dreams, the appearances of Cathy as a ghost, her haunting of Heathcliff after her death, the suggestion of Heathcliff as a horrible figure that posses...

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Frankenstein wanders around the country, leaving a path of death and destruction in its wake. ... It is set in a dark and gloomy place. ... In his darkness, a plot slowly forms; a plot of illegal experimentation. ...

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It's a literal darkness, in that where there is fog there is a lack of light, 'black drizzle' and 'the death of the sun'. ... These paragraphs create atmosphere by using the description of 'Implacable November weather', the darkness with 'the death of the sun', the 'waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city'. ... The isolated country mansion or castle is not so much the setting of darkness and ruin as the modern city can be, it is the here and now. ... These once-white snowflakes have 'gone into mourning for the death of...

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Edgar Allen Poe is best known for the dark and gothic nature of his writings. Poe's stories of death and decay can be seen in much of his work including "The Black Cat, " and "The Fall of the House of Usher. " In both of these stories, the main characters and settings are similar in the way that they both are telling of diseases eating away at the person; however, one disease is physically eating away at a family, and the other is a disease of insanity. ... Another critic says, " ˜The Black Cat' is perfect eerie and dark. ... In "The Fall of the House of Usher " the story begi...

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As soon as we hear this term, you immediately think of things such of shadows, darkness, mystery and murkiness. ... However, Jekyll has a dark side to him, which he chooses to express in the person of Mr. ... Hyde is dark and gruesome. ... The novel is set in nineteenth-century London, during this time London was Protagonist, polluted, dark and gloomy. ... Indeed, by this point in the novel, Jekyll is losing ground to Hyde, and, consequently, appears "half fainting," as if "restored from death." ...

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In Frankenstein, the multitude of dark setting arouses continual atmosphere of mystery and suspense throughout the novel, as well as serving as a metonymy of gloom and horror. ... Nature and weather plays an important role in foreshadowing dark evil acts, events and confrontation to come in the novel. ... The icy climate tested both Victor's mental and physical toughness and it ultimately became the main factor contributing to his death. ... He worked with objects that is viewed as revolting and spent days and nights in churchyards, charnel houses and vaults, collecting remains of dead ...

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The gothic genre is a type of movie and novel that includes lots of darkness, haunting, evil spirits, death, and other scary factors. ... Typically, to depict impending doom or death, the editor would use a high-angle shot to act like a higher power is looking down on the character. ... The movie did include some elements of the gothic genre, such as a haunted house, mass murders, darkness, black cats, women in distress, and undead beings. ...

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At the point in which Vivaldi goes into the house chasing the dark cloaked man, he comes out as white as a sheet, as if he had seen a ghost. ... When the stage is set, Radcliffe makes Vivaldi's pursuit of the dark figure an exciting tale. ... Like all other characters in gothic novels, her imagination starts to get the best of her when she sees dancing shadows and hears noises in the dark. ... Obviously she was going to believe that every little action Spalatro did was part of her death warrant. ...

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His death results from his passionate devotion and unrequited love for Dorian. ... Homosexual acts were punishable by death until 1861 and it was only legalized in the UK in 1967, Basil's death was inevitable as he exclaims in the first chapter "I have show in it the secret of my own soul.... " This shows how Dorian has changed as he is not affected by the death of Sybil Vane and he wants' to forget about the past and enjoy the pleasures which life brings. ... Basil's death was inevitable as he tried to change Dorian back to his former but this backfired and Dorian en...

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The Fall of the House of Usher "During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens- is the opening in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe (1). This sentence sets the mood of this gothic tale of death and the supernatural. ... The presence of the "mansion of gloom" causes the reader to think that only evil and death shall come from the house (2). ... The story takes place in autumn; this season is often times related to death. ... The main feel of story is death and evil. ...

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(Pg. 63) Even though Cathy knows Heathcliff's dark side better than anyone, this description of her new lifestyle confirms that she mistakenly trusts that he will always be her protector and under her spell. ... We are expecting Heathcliff to have limits on his revenge in order to win Cathy back, but his intent is so dark, and his obsession so great, that to destroy Cathy is to destroy himself. ... Bronte then leads us to Heathcliff's inevitable death by a broken heart and the absence of any will to live. ... Heathcliff finally finds victory and the peace that eluded him in life thr...

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Poe does not stray from his opening structure of a gloomy description of the "dank tarn" and "dark rooms" of the house to the gloomy ending marked by dark and horrific events (2,3). ... ", as the two are reunited in death, the mind can not live or die without its physical component, the senses (10). ...

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The dark, dreary and often frightening writing style of Edgar Allan Poe is often misunderstood. ... Here one can connect Madeline's apparent death to those that occurred in reality during the 1800's. By addressing Madeline's apparent death this way, Poe is questioning the knowledge of his society. How could society have such little knowledge about death that so many people are put to rest by accident?     ... Different interpretations of "The Fall of the House of Usher " perceive his death as mythical or by drugs. ...

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Comedy is used throughout the film in order to take the focus off of evil and darkness for a split second and bring the audience back to reality. ... As Burton states, he wanted to "Reunite with Death." ... The color red is usually associated with death and the supernatural which all ties back to how Burton wanted to "Reunite with Death" (Burton). ...

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A result of this visit is the death of Lanyon because of his exposure to the true evil of Dr. ... His original experimentation was to free his dark side and allow himself to partake in activities and be free of guilt from them. ...

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Stoker also employs juxtaposing colour imagery, initially with 'white teeth'; a colour often associated with the motif of innocence and purity, against 'ruby... burning... red' which are common symbols of lust, warning and foreshadowed death. This runs parallel with Sarah Peter's critique of Dracula, who states that 'the most significant reason for the omission of the religious and superstitious elements of the gothic novel... is the theme of imminent and inevitable death.'6 The theme of temptation continues as the vampirized Lucy is described, 'The face...

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The Fall of The Usher House "The Fall of the House of Usher,'' written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1839, is regarded as an early and supreme example of the Gothic horror story, though Poe ascribed the term "arabesque'' to this and other similar works, a term that he felt best described its flowery, ornat...

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"The old mysteries have given way to a new style,"" This quote alone illustrates the changing nature of gothic literature through the centuries. Indeed, the styles of texts presenting vampirism have greatly altered with the times, reflecting a large proportion of societal values. In the novel Dracula, Bram Stoker has presented and old' view to vampirism, closely linking it to the conservative morality of society at the time, in terms of sexuality and religious beliefs. In contrast to this The Vampire Lestat, written by Anne Rice, portrays a much more updated presentation by questioni...

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