1. Based on an extract from Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’:
19th Century Gothic Novels
Dracula: Bram Stoker’s novel about the vampire Dracula
Frankenstein: Mary Shelley’s novel about the creation of Dr Frankenstein’s monster
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel about Dr Jekyll meddling with science and splitting himself into good and evil
The Origins of Gothic Fiction
Germanic Tribes: Tribes from 3rd and 5th centuries AD
Age of Enlightenment: A period in the 18th century
Goth:
Gothic Fiction: A genre of writing associated with specific gothic features
Gothic Literary Devices
Pathetic Fallacy: When inanimate objects, usually the weather, reflect the mood
Imagery:
Metaphor:
Simile:
Sensory Language:
Emotive Language:
Anaphora:
Assessment
Based on an extract from Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’:
How does the writer use language to create an atmosphere of suspense and terror?
Homework
You will be regularly tested on your knowledge of grammar using weekly homework tasks focusing on the above.
Features of Gothic Fiction
Sinister Settings: Particularly frightening settings – such as a graveyard
Isolated Landscapes: Setting that are isolated and stand alone, such as an abandoned mansion in a rural area
Bad Weather: Gothic fiction is associated with bad weather, such as storms to reflect the element of danger
Secrets: A feature that includes something being hidden or an element of mystery and secrecy
Elements of the Supernatural: Gothic fiction often includes ghosts, vampires, werewolves or some kind of supernatural being
Crazed Villains: Villains are typically portrayed as not only evil, but crazed and warped
Persecuted Women: Women are typically shown to be victims, that are vulnerable and need rescuing
Creating Atmosphere
Tension:
Suspense:
Fear:
Gothic Poetry and Short stories
The Yellow Wallpaper
Porphyria’s Lover