ENGLISH 2323 ENGLISH IV British Literature GOTHIC LITERATURE

ENGLISH 2323 & ENGLISH IV British Literature

GOTHIC LITERATURE What is Gothic Literature? Term used to describe literary works that make extensive use of primitive, medieval, wild, mysterious, or unnatural elements. A gothic novel was a late-eighteenth century revival of the tale of terror, which has its roots in antiquity.

GOTHIC CHARACTERISTICS Ø Settings most often include large, drafty old houses that have been in the family for years—castles or family estates. Ø Mystery and Suspense (secrets) Ø Death, murder, missing person or item Ø Ghostly legend, unexplainable occurrence Ø Tales including highly charged emotional state: terror, a feeling that one is on the brink of insanity, anger agitation, an exaggerated feeling of some impending doom, and obsessive love Ø Supernatural, events: ghosts, doors that open themselves, unexplained sounds, etc. .

GOTHIC CHARACTERISTICS CONT. Uses words designed to evoke images of gloom and doom: dark, foreboding, forbidding, ghostly Ø Romantic themes often involve the death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion, the obsessive nature of a man or woman in love, or excessive grief one feels upon the loss of a loved one. Ø

LITERARY VOCABULARY FRANKENSTEIN • • • Gothic Irony Metaphors Extended metaphors Point of View Theme Setting Tone Parallelism Paradox Protagonist Antagonist Conflict Internal/External Historical Context Influence Dramatic Plot Summary

DRAMATIC PLOT SUMMARY Climax Rising Action Exposition/Intro Falling Action Resolution/Conclusio n

GOTHIC NOVELS • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley • Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen • The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (577) • The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliff (594)

FRANKENSTEIN v Romantic era novel v Gothic characteristics: fear, eerie, making ordinary/extraordinary v First Published 1818 (3 volumes) v Reprinted twice in 1823 & 1831 v Elements of: psychological complexity, influence, competitive instincts, fear of success… v Story of beauty, terror, ambition, disappointment, intellectual reaching and fear of knowledge, love and hate. q Novel began as a contest with other writers to write a ghost story in 1816.

FRANKENSTEIN BY MARY SHELLEY v Denied love v search for acceptance v rejection-which turns to hate

LITERARY CIRCLE REPORTS v Work as a Team, but have separate jobs: Director Illuminator Illustrator (Yes you get to draw) Connector Word Watcher Summarizer v Cannot do the same part/job twice— must switch every report Ø Literary Circle Report # 1 Covers pages (letters – page 77)

DIRECTOR § Responsible for Group discussion, writes these ideas down, helps members with their roles. § Records and reports on the group discussion § Suggested sample questions to begin discussion on reverse side of handout § Responsible for title page with each members name and selected job § Decorate the title page, make sure it has the title: Literary Circle Report # 1, 2, or 3 and everyone’s name and job (see samples) § Collects reports, staples, and turns-in to Mrs. Patterson § If Team members will be absent the day the report is due make sure they email it to you or Mrs. Patterson

ILLUMINATOR v Find passages (minimum 3) and explain why they are so important to the reading selection for this report. v Select passages that are memorable, interesting, puzzling, funny, or important. v Notes should include Quotes, page numbers and an explanation (at least two sentences) Should be like an Short answer response for each passage.

ILLUSTRATOR v Draw what you see in the selected reading assignment for the Literary Circle v Include the page numbers from the novel where you got the idea for your drawing(s) v This job is the easy and fun job—but every time we do a different report you cannot do the same job.

CONNECTOR v Connect what you are studying/reading with the world outside of school v Global meaning/connection v Connect to own experiences—life, news events, political events, or popular trends.

WORD WATCHER v Everyone in the team needs to contribute v Share your vocabulary words with the team and the Word Watcher consolidates the words, defines them and discusses the contextual meaning with the group (Need page numbers) v If you do not have six members in the group the Director has each person add two or more words to the bottom of their own report

SUMMARIZER v Prepares a brief summary of the assigned reading (by chapter). v Use the sample questions on the handout to decide what to include v Use your team members to help you find information for the summaries v You can organize the information by chapter or a time-line of events

LITERARY CIRCLE REPORTS Ø No one can do the same job twice Ø Positions/Roles will change every time we do a new Literary Circle Report Ø You may be asked to share your LCR findings with the class Ø Be prepared to present

THANK YOU! You are the greatest students ever! No Senioritis—do your Literary Circle Report. Sammi’s tip of the day— Work hard now—nap later. Sammi or Sam

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