Themes and Features of the Gothic

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Term to describe something/someone noticeably different from the average human
otherness
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Where an individual feels inferior to nature/God
The Sublime
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When a creature is stronger than a human, it is an .......
abhuman
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A character who seeks more power/knowledge than is entitled to them
overreacher
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The act of defying something-e.g. laws of nature, social norms and values etc.
transgression
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The term for an "in-between" state
liminal
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Psychological fear
terror
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Physical fear
horror
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Frequently stereotyped as innocent heroines or as sensual temptresses, if they are present at all
women
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Several characters and settings in this genre are ........ and remote
isolated
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This morally ambiguous character type is common in the Gothic
hero-villain
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Gothic stories are often very interested in ......... knowledge
forbidden
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A term for a character that resembles another somehow
doppelganger
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Gothic stories are often very fascinated with .....
death
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Where an individual feels inferior to nature/God

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The Sublime

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When a creature is stronger than a human, it is an .......

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Card 4

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A character who seeks more power/knowledge than is entitled to them

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Card 5

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The act of defying something-e.g. laws of nature, social norms and values etc.

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