The Analysis of the Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
2. The analysis of the grotesque elements in The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
The second chapter of the diploma thesis deals with the analysis of the grotesque elements in the collection of short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson which is called The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. The collection of short stories is chosen due to various depictions of the grotesque elements in its six short stories, namely The Merry Men, Will O´the Mill, Markheim, Thrawn Janet, Olalla, The Treasure of Franchard. Each of these short stories offers grotesque elements in different extent and representation. For the purpose of the analysis, the focus is put on three selected short stories – Markheim, Olalla and Thrawn Janet. Since the fact that the collection was written just one year later than the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the grotesque elements presented on the character as well as on the setting are strengthen. The second chapter focuses on the analysis of the grotesque elements in the collection of short stories. Each short story from the collection is unique and deals with the different subjects like murder, strange vampire family, strange woman working at the parsonage. The first short story Markheim deals with the murderer Markheim, who came to the shop during the Christmas Day and killed the dealer. In addition, strange being visits him while he is looking for the keys to the safe. At the beginning it must be said, that the story creates the grotesque effect through the grotesque elements, which together create the abysmal world. Furthermore, the story presents demonic characters and motifs. The setting of the story is put in the pawn shop, which creates the contrast with the outer world. The contrast is visible in the whole story, mainly on the transformation of the protagonist into the character with moral values. The beginning of the story introduces Markheim´s discussion with the dealer of the shop. There are several strange
The second chapter of the diploma thesis deals with the analysis of the grotesque elements in the collection of short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson which is called The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. The collection of short stories is chosen due to various depictions of the grotesque elements in its six short stories, namely The Merry Men, Will O´the Mill, Markheim, Thrawn Janet, Olalla, The Treasure of Franchard. Each of these short stories offers grotesque elements in different extent and representation. For the purpose of the analysis, the focus is put on three selected short stories – Markheim, Olalla and Thrawn Janet. Since the fact that the collection was written just one year later than the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the grotesque elements presented on the character as well as on the setting are strengthen. The second chapter focuses on the analysis of the grotesque elements in the collection of short stories. Each short story from the collection is unique and deals with the different subjects like murder, strange vampire family, strange woman working at the parsonage. The first short story Markheim deals with the murderer Markheim, who came to the shop during the Christmas Day and killed the dealer. In addition, strange being visits him while he is looking for the keys to the safe. At the beginning it must be said, that the story creates the grotesque effect through the grotesque elements, which together create the abysmal world. Furthermore, the story presents demonic characters and motifs. The setting of the story is put in the pawn shop, which creates the contrast with the outer world. The contrast is visible in the whole story, mainly on the transformation of the protagonist into the character with moral values. The beginning of the story introduces Markheim´s discussion with the dealer of the shop. There are several strange