L4 english gothic vocabulary

Archaic

very old, old fashioned

Transgression

a breaking of a law or rule

Galvanism

electricity produced by chemical action

The uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, supernatural or eerie

The sublime

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Prologue

A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

Binaries

Something that has two parts

Atmosphere

The mood of the surrounding

Duality

The quality of being dual

Epilogue

short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

Supernatural

Something that is beyond explaining, paranormal

Stage directions

an instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting.

Setting

The time and place of a story

Dialogue

Conversation between characters

Othering

the act of differentiating between individuals and groups such that distinctions are made between "me" and "you" and between "us" and "them"