gothic literature part 1

Revenant

The return of the dead upon the living

Revenge

Retaliate someone for what they have done

Suspense and mystery

Things that builds tension in the story

Melodramatic tone

Extravagantly dramatic language and behavior

Transformation, metamorphosis, and grotesque

Striking change of character’s development

Unreliable narrator

Narrator who shares false info by lying, insanity, being drunk or high

The pursued protagonist

The character who is affected by curse or other inevitable causes

The haunted castle/house

A dwelling that is inhabited by supernatural beings

Macabre

Something Pertaining to death or gruesome

Madness

The state of being mentally ill

Heroine wooed by both good and dangerous suitor

Suitor charms yet bewitch the heroine