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Gothic genre - Coggle Diagram
Gothic genre
Events
Supernatural
Ghosts
Women in distress
appeal to the sympathy of the reader
abandoned/left alone women
create tension
inexplicable
dramatic
Themes
Isolation
Confinement
Power
Women as victims
Setting
Dark
Castles
haunted
ancient
abandoned
contain secret passages, locked rooms
decaying
remote places
Atmosphere
Suspense
fear of unknown
Mystery
The uncanny
Mysterious
Tension in the reader
Inexplicable events