This allegorical novella represents the struggles between evil and goodness within human beings and the inability for balance when in the context of a constraining and closed-minded society. ... Humans are not capable of containing evil in its purest form and when one sees Mr. ... Jekyll's medicine that he is exposed to the pure evilness of Mr. ... Hyde or if Evil has taken the mechanisms, for control, away. ... Henry Jekyll to represent the inner conflict caused by 17th century England. ...

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Hyde embodies his evil self. Consequently, his Id is revealed through the latter, while the former represents the ideals of his Superego. ... Hyde represent a single but dichotomous personality. ... Even his appearance is evil-like. ... The "evil" and animalistic Mr. ...

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He represents the devil in a supernatural way. ... Arnold represents the evil that poor innocent Connie was just about to get to know. ... The number 33 represents the words that are in the verse and the age at which Jesus died. ... All of these codes represent how Arnold friend has a diabolic mind and how he is going to repeat the same story as the bible. In the end, an evil person such as Arnold and how he destroyed the life of an innocent girl and how Arnold represents a Mephistopheles, posing as "friend", seemed to fulfill dreams while only creating illusions, thus making the story s...

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The phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" is synonymous with man's internal war between good and evil (Auclair). ... The superego represents the outer expectations forced on the personality by society and culture. ... Hyde's aggressive instincts that caused him to trample a little girl and murder Sir Danvers Carew represent the id. ... Jekyll represents the superego or conscious that causes guilt to enforce right and wrong. ... Dr Jekyll displays characteristics of the id as he finds pleasure in the evil deeds of Mr. ...

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Vampires in The Vampire Lestat represent unlimited sexual freedom, contrary to the restriction of Dracula. ... Dracula reflects very much the old' mysteries in relation to religion, sustaining the belief of goodness prevailing over evil, the damnation of all things satanic. ... Stoker had adopted the polyphonic voice technique, detaching the audience from the resident evil and evoking almost a sense of protection for his readers. ... There is no opportunity for the audience to sympathise with Dracula and the reader is not torn between good and evil, they simply side with the mortal he...

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But one origin of evil that is tremendously prevalent is the characteristic of narcissism. ... Throughout gothic literature, narcissism amongst the evil is a frequent trait. ... Not only do the characters in these works represent various narcissistic qualities, but also several parallels can be draw between the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray and Frankenstein and how each one of them deals with their narcissism and inherent evil. ... Dorian was the antithesis of what the civilized Western culture's ethics represented. ... Despite the hideous physical changes to the portrait, it...

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The presence of the "mansion of gloom" causes the reader to think that only evil and death shall come from the house (2). ... The main feel of story is death and evil. Roderick is in an evil atmosphere and creates a living nightmare for himself. ... To him, the windows in the house to him represent Usher's eyes, and light that comes through the windows is reality. ... These quotes show that the atmosphere of the house represents Usher and anyone, even the rational friend can get caught up in it. ...

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They both portray the good and evil in the society and in Dr. ... The setting also portrays good and evil, for instance in the novel everything is always dark and gloomy. ... The idea that everyone is good and evil, and that the good or evil can be greater in some than in others. ... Overall the novel and film represent the same idea, and have the same impact. ...

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It's very different in the novel Dracula' because the monster' in this is without doubt truly evil. ... In Dracula' you have you have both antagonists, this being Count Dracula he represents evil, and the protagonists is all the good which we see within the novel. ... In many ways Dracula is represented as the epitome of evil. ... But since the monster was evil in his ways he was unable to experience any of these virtues, which cause him to become evil, and which starts his killing spree. The creature became him evil where as Dracula was born evil and he too could never ...

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In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Gray blamed a book that Wotton had given him as a present for the many evil deeds he committed. ... Gray represented Wilde's view more abstractly, as he did not say anything to represent the aestheticism movement. ... Considering Wilde's previously mentioned views on art, Gray's life represented art because it has been pointless, yet filled with beauty; he had surrounded himself with gorgeous people and objects, but it never went deeper than that. This represented Wilde's views on art because Gray was known for his attractiveness and nothin...

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Gothic fiction traditionally included elements such as gloomy castles, sublime landscapes, and innocent maidens threatened by evil. ... The saga depicts the defeat of the evil Count Dracula, through a series of letters and journal entries. ... The character evolved in a sense films began to portray the evil count in a new perspective. ... Dracula, represents lost power and long blood lines during a time when family names mean very little. The promise of Christian salvation is abundant throughout the book, all except the evil Dracula, are "saved- and Dracula drinking the blood of ...

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It is curious that the author compares Alfonso to a noble saint- like man, a true believer, when on the other side is Manfred represented as a person, who neglects the church. ... The two scared servants advise Manfred to call an exorcist and to purify the whole castle from the evil spirits. However, that "evil spirit" appears to be the uprising spirit of Alfonso the Good, whose quest is to fulfill the prophecy and help the true heir of Otranto to rise. ... The moral lesson is that every deed, no matter if it is good or evil will come back to you, sooner or later. ... Manfred is cop...

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Fielding was undoubtedly Augustan in his beliefs in the stability of social rules and the necessity of a social and psychological compromise, but his mocking attitude towards literary stipulation represents a more moderate Augustan replication. ... Where the classical was obsessed with order, the gothic exemplified chaos; where simple and pure, Gothic was ornate and lustful; where tradition was expected to be followed, the Gothic represented boundless exaggeration; and where reason was respected, imagination took hold. ... Lewis offers the reader a continuing extravaganza of horrid shock while...

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Fielding was undoubtedly Augustan in his beliefs in the stability of social rules and the necessity of a social and psychological compromise, but his mocking attitude towards literary stipulation represents a more moderate Augustan replication. ... Where the classical was obsessed with order, the gothic exemplified chaos; where simple and pure, Gothic was ornate and lustful; where tradition was expected to be followed, the Gothic represented boundless exaggeration; and where reason was respected, imagination took hold. ... Lewis offers the reader a continuing extravaganza of horrid shock while...

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This novel also represented fears that common people faced during that period of time. ... Stevenson believed that his novel explored the hypocrisy of his time as well as the innate evilness that occurred in society. ... Although they can't name it, those around him sense something profoundly evil about him. ...

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Seen as an avenging servant of God, he represents the rival to Dracula, who is often likened to the Devil: 'His eyes flamed red with devilish passion'9, and thus seeks to end the Manichaean conflict between light and dark. ... Here the temptation of Geraldine's wild and supernatural appearance unsettles Christabel, and as Gabriele Cocco writes, it leads her 'innocence and purity' to be 'violated by sin'20, the temptation of evil being the antithetical force to pure virtue. ... Here she appears to represent temptation, as in the origin of sin, where Adam and E...

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William Freedman, in "The Literary Motif: A Definition and Evaluation," in Essentials of the Theory of Fiction, elaborates on this definition "[A motif] is generally -that is, it can be seen to carry a meaning beyond the  one immediately apparent; it represents on the verbal level something characteristic of the structure of the work, the events, the characters, the emotional effects, or the moral or cognitive content.... Gothic fiction gives shape to concepts of the place of evil in the human mind (3). ... As the Gothic world represents the shadowy 'Other' side ...

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Between pages 284-319; when Rochester proposed below it, the Chestnut tree is represented to have supernatural powers; The day subsequent to the proposal Adele makes Jane alert that it was struck by lightning, and that half of it had split away. ... In the novel, it is obvious from the start that Jane is the heroine and upon her entrance it is clear that Bertha is one of the 'evil other woman' in the story. ... Jane is represented as the "damsel in distress" in parts of the novel which is a gothic form, but also inserts a fairy-tale feel. ...

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The narrator writes that the house seems to have collected an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. ... Finally, after Roderick and Madeline die, the house breaks apart, representing the fate of the family. ... Generally speaking, the narrator represents a scientific standpoint: he believes that the house may produce illness and dismisses his own superstitious thoughts as a "dream." ...

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A classic gothic novel emphasises fear and terror. It has the presence of the supernatural, the placements of events within a distant time and an unfamiliar and mysterious setting. Romantic writer Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein conforms to these conventional "classic" Gothic traits as well as t...

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