The Gothic in Frankenstein LO To explore the

Frankenstein Key Gothic Elements • Add to your list of features whilst reading through

Did we include all of these? Wild landscapes – mountains, ice, sea Ruined or

Context Reading – The Gothic • AO 4: Read through the information and condense

Homework • Write your own creative writing piece inspired by the quotation from the

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The Gothic in ‘Frankenstein’ LO: To explore the Gothic features within Chapter 5 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= 8 H 3 d. Fh 6 GA-A&safe=active List the Gothic features you see in this key scene.

Frankenstein Key Gothic Elements • Add to your list of features whilst reading through the two extracts. Annotate and highlight in pairs. tein Frankens Shared Gothic Features WH

Did we include all of these? Wild landscapes – mountains, ice, sea Ruined or grotesque buildings Religious settings and concepts Sensibility – emotion and sudden shifts of emotion Excess and extremity The supernatural and ghostly Imagery of darkness, shadow, decay The exotic Horror and terror Isolation and loneliness Blurring of distinctions between sanity and insanity Sex and sexuality Use of multiple narrators Crime, lawlessness and abuse Absolute power Stock characters – helpless heroine, the villain etc The devilish The outsider

Context Reading – The Gothic • AO 4: Read through the information and condense the information into 5 -10 bullet points. • The most important aspect is why these features of Gothic exist and what they symbolise.

Homework • Write your own creative writing piece inspired by the quotation from the Gothic novel given to you. Include features of Gothic we have discussed. • 1. 5 sides