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The Gothic Genre - Coggle Diagram
The Gothic Genre
Motifs/themes
Damsel in distress
Dreaming/nightmares
Melodrama
Accentuated and exaggerated emotions in characters
Death
'The beast within'
Awe/isolation
Objects of supernatural nature
Body horror
Emotional turmoil
Setting
Set in a haunted building/castle/area
Atmosphere of mystery and suspense
Weather is always bad
Gothic architecture
Characters
Ghost or monster
Burdened male protagonist
Terminology
Pathetic fallacy