Objectives
1) Discuss and list the common conventions of Gothic Horror.
2) Describe how use of language, pathetic fallacy, gothic imagery and punctuation can be used to build suspense and create terror.
3) Create a PEEL paragraph explaining how Shelley creates suspense and terror in the opening of Frankenstein Chapter 5.
Starter:
Starter Task 1: Discuss in pairs for two minutes what you are most afraid of.
Starter Task 2: Complete a spider diagram of class fears in your books.
Main Part 1:
Classic Examples of Gothic Horror
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818)
Task: Read the following two extracts then work out what the main genre conventions of Gothic Horror stories are...
¨‘They found hanging …a splendid
portrait of their master as they had last seen him, in all the wonders of
exquisite youth and beauty. Lying on the floor was a dead man, in evening
dress, with a knife in his heart. He was withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of
visage. It was not till they had examined the rings that they recognised who it was.’
‘There was undoubtedly something,
long and black bending over the half-reclining white figure. I called in
fright. ‘Lucy! Lucy!’ and something raised a head, and
from where I was I could see a white face and red, gleaming eyes.’ Task 2: Copy the two extracts into your book then annotate language that links to romance and language that links to fear.
What is Gothic Horror?
In short, Gothic horror is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. A outstanding Gothic story captures and prompts extreme emotion.
The word 'Gothic' is also linked to the medieval buildings many Gothic stories take place in. Gothic architecture is similar to Gothic literature in that people consider the buildings both scary and romantic.
Stories considered to be the first Gothic horror novels were influences by medieval history as this was an era characterised by harsh laws enforced by torture and a time when mysterious superstitions were at odds with religion and science.
Classic Common Conventions of Gothic horror includes:
- terror
- the supernatural
- mystery
- madness
- doubles
- hereditary curses
Stock Pile Characters Include:
- villains
- maniacs
- Byronic heroes (the Byronic hero is idealised but flawed character exemplified by the life and writing of Lord Byron).
- persecuted maidens
- Femme fatales
- monsters
Literary Techniques Commonly Used in Gothic Horror Includes:
- repetition of key secretive words.
- powerful imagery (often Gothic architecture)
- descriptive language
- punctuation
- metaphor
- direct speech
- contrast
- pathetic fallacy
Main Part 2
Task: Annotate the Literary Devices Used In This Extract
Task 2: Write a PEEL paragraph explaining how Shelley has used literary devices to create suspense and terror in the opening to Chapter 5 of Frankenstein.
Plenary
Q1) What example of pathetic fallacy can you hear and what mood/tone does it create?
Q2) Use onomatopoeia to describe a sound this would make...
Q3) Describe what you see using the five senses)...
Q4) Write s simile describing this image...
Q5) Write a metaphor describing this image...
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