time when writers wrote with passion in relation to elements of writing such as the fantastic or supernatural‚ the improbable‚ the sentimental‚ and the horrifying. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the many writers who used elements such as these in his writings. Poe was famous for reflecting the dark aspects of his mind in a story‚ creating detailed imagery intriguing the reader. The fantastic and supernatural elements are expressed in The Premature Burial as impossible and in a sense‚ horrifying. The idea
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2012 Honors English II Southern Gothic Literature Southern Gothic Literature is a genre that focuses on events occurring in the American South after the Civil War. It involves supernatural events‚ monsters‚ heroes‚ and must reveal social and cultural issues. Boo Radley‚ a character who lives in Maycomb‚ fits the supernatural role in Southern Gothic Literature. To fit this role‚ ironic and unusual events should occur involving that person. Boo does a lot of unusual things throughout the story. He lives
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after he had a nightmarish dream‚ which might explain the darkness of the novel. In this novel through the use of the supernatural‚ the setting of a castle‚ and women threatened by a tyrannical male‚ Walpole reflects the thought of a hero’s identity being revealed thus expressing the idea of rightful inheritance‚ or more generally the idea of human struggle. The supernatural‚ a motif in The Castle of Otranto‚ helps to show the reader that Manfred’s family is not the rightful heir of Otranto. There
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influence of Mary Shelley’s parents‚ other writers‚ such as her husband Percy Shelley and Byron‚ and the use of Gothic novel literature help her emphasize imagination‚ the concern with the particular‚ the value of the individual human being‚ and the supernatural. Mary Shelley’s parents were famous writers and intellectuals in England. Her father was a philosopher
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belief. Later in Beowulf‚ Beowulf‚ the hero‚ and Hrothgar‚ Beowulf’s king‚ are referred to as being monotheistic (Abrams 30)‚ which means believing in only one god. This a Christian value. Throughout the story‚ Beowulf is referred to as being supernatural. He is just that. This is a pagan idea. But the Danes‚ the victims of Grendel’s attacks‚ pray to God for help. This is a Christian practice. At the end of the poem‚ Beowulf sacrifices himself to save his people. He is responsible for defending
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In Act One‚ Macbeth and Banquo encounter the witches and describe them as supernatural beings who could not be earthly. Banquo also says how it is difficult to distinguish their genders because they have beards. These supernatural characteristics inform the audience that there will most likely be a big change in the lives of the people who interact with these witches. This is especially true for Macbeth and Banquo because the witches had given them prophecies. Macbeth‚ who is currently the Thane
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witches’ prophecies of him becoming the thane of Cawdor and the king of Scotland. At first Macbeth doubts the truthfulness of their words but begin trusting their prediction when Ross informs Macbeth that he has been titled the Thane of Cawdor. The supernatural did not help Macbeth discover his future. Banquo interoperates the prophecies differently since Banquo realizes the ill intentions of the witches and cautions Macbeth against following people who warship the devil. After the encounter with the
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Many of the stories written around this time were epics which are long poems where the hero‚ who often has some semi-divine traits‚ must defeat must defeat some supernatural threat. The classic epic Beowulf fits these criteria because Beowulf’s actions require unnerving courage‚ supernatural strength‚ and throughout the book supernatural forces seem to intervene. One of the characteristics of Beowulf that makes it an epic story is Beowulf’s unwavering courage in the face of danger. One special
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greatest literary figures. Many of his poems and short stories have a mysterious or gothic theme. Two short stories in particular‚ “Ligeia” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” have many of the standard gothic elements like remote settings and supernatural occurrences. While there are some gothic elements in both “Ligeia” and “The Fall of the House of Usher‚” the use of gothic elements is more pronounced in the later. When comparing the use of gothic elements in “Ligeia” and “The Fall of the House
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mystery transcend basic detective stories‚ and often mix realistic‚ fantasy and/or supernatural elements together. In Mystery in Children’s Literature: From Rational to the Supernatural‚ Gavin and Routledge see two main categories of mystery writing: the ‘rational’ in which mysteries are solved to the satisfaction of a character’s and/or reader’s intellect‚ causing the mystery to disappear‚ and the ‘supernatural’ in which mysteries are generally resolved to the satisfaction of a character’s or reader’s
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