The Synoptic Unit
Gothic Literature
The Gothic Tradition
Frankenstein back
Essay Questions back
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June 2005 a) 'The Gothic concerns itself with disorder and chaos.' Consider this claim by comparing Frankenstein with at least one other Gothic work you have studied. b) By comparing at least two texts you have studied, explore the depictino and role of women characters in Gothic writing. (You must use one of the specified texts in your answer.)
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June 2006 a) By comparing Frankenstein with at least one other Gothic text you have studied, discuss the importance of the figure of the victim in Gothic writing. b) 'The Gothic is characterised by a fascination with death.' Discuss this claim by comparing at least two Gothic texts you have studied. (You must use one of the specified texts in your answer.) |
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| https://www.litgothic.com/Authors/mshelley.html |
Recommended Reading back
These texts are recommended by the exam board to broaden your knowledge of the Gothic genre.
You can read a lot of these texts for free on: https://www.literature.org
Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey
William Beckford: Vathek
Angela Carter: Nights at the Circus
Edgar Allen Poe: The Raven
Bram Stoker: Dracula
Emily Brontë: Wuthering Heights
Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë: Villette
Iain Banks: The Wasp Factory
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| https://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/gothic/index.htm |