Gothic Presentations

Gothic Settings:
Decaying and serious locations surrounded by awa and mystery which encapsulates anxiety in the readers and sometimes characters. Buildings often have a history but have since sunken into decay and evil. Dark and eerie tones dominate the scene.

Origins of the Gothic:
'Goth' derives from the barbaric tribes that invaded the Roman Empire. The first novel was published in the 18th Century. The supernatural was a main theme. Motifs; haunted, dreams, visions, blood, madness, blessed objects.

Male Gothic Protagonists:
Selfish needs. Sinful. Break the rules and go against the natural such as Dr. Viktor Frankenstein or the Prince from The Masque of The Red Death.

Gothic Novels, Short-Stories, Poems:
Dracula, Frankenstein.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Fall of the House of Usher.
The Raven.

Irony has been key to the Gothic genre, incorporating underlying messages of Humanity's flaws.