... able to horrify their readers, not through graphic violence but through images of the loss of humanity, in Stoker's Dracula' and Shelley's Frankenstein'? In both novels we get a sense of a loss of humanity with the characters, but of which characters? The monsters, in this case Count Dracula and Frankenstein's creation ... , or the people around these monsters'. But what I want to find is what makes us, as readers, horrified. Because both novels do not depict very violent or gory scenes but yet we still find them quite horrifying and I believe the explanation for this is because there is ...

• Word Count: 1911
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• Grade Level: High School

... from gothic architecture, this medieval type of architecture was pointed arches, cathedrals, ruins and ancient statues, therefore these novels where very often set in a gloomy castle replete with dungeons, subterranean passages and sliding panels. Gothic novels were written mainly to evoke terror in their readers; they also served to show the dark side of human nature. They describe the "nightmarish terrors that ... a novel. Frankenstein is not set in a dull and dreary castle, but you could say that where Frankenstein worked on his creation to be a gloomy dreary room. Most of these goth...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Haper the eccentric, crippled and surrogate mother to Katherine, an unwanted child who together commit a crime. Adding to this psychological thriller is the apparent mystery body down the well. Gothic novels are horror stories of a more or less macabre nature exploring the darker side of life. They are tales of the supernatural, the paranormal, and set among isolated, haunted landscapes. They ... to take advantage of her, trying to win her love so she could be the surrogate daughter and heir to Hester's assets. This affection to manipulate coincides with many gothic novels like Witherin...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Lord Byron asked his guests to each write a ghost story. It was at the same time and place that Mary Shelley created her famous novel Frankenstein. Other well known vampire novels include; The Vampyre, The Feast of Blood, The Castle of Otranto, and The Mysteries of Udolpho. Stoker found the name Dracula in a book he was researching entitled An Account of ... of Henry Irving. After Irving's death Stoker served on the literary staff of the Daily Telegraph, wrote articles for the New York World, and wrote extensively on the censorship of novels of the day. On March 3rd, 1911 he began work ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... today's society. It is heard about everyday on the news. It is seen in the movie theaters. It is taught about in the history books. It is read about in novels and stories. It is listened to in our songs. However, it is still not accepted. Society tells us that violence is wrong and gore is bad. When terrible things happen ... ...

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... Good and Evil. This symbolism, particularly when coupled with Stoker's use of realism not only acts as a thought-provoking device, but endows his story with a depth rarely found in gothic novels. Stoker's desire to create an ambiguity between reality and fiction is exploited throughout the novel. This idea is initially established through the presence of an unusual epigraph. An epigraph is ... ...

• Word Count: 1779
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate