What is the significance of the “bloody bedchamber” in Gothic fiction ?

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In which way does Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” include elements of the uncanny ?

A. It reflects a woman’s everyday life. B. An everyday object causes her terror. C. An apparently normal person is revealed as a man. D. It features a body transformation....

Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different ?

A. Each owner upends the prevailing law of the land. B. Both are former palaces. C. The owners of each had mistresses. D. On the outside they look like homes, but on the inside they are prisons...

How is “Jane Eyre” different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels ?

A. Its protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression. B. It is a Bildungsroman. C. It explains strange phenomena. D. The theme of imprisonment is prominent....

In what way does Thornfield Hall differ from the Castle of Otranto, Udolpho, and the Convent of St. Clare ?

A. It is the scene of violence. B. It is the scene of sexual transgression. C. It is the scene of redemption for the Byronic hero. D. It serves as a kind of prison....

What have literary critics read into the vampirism in Stoker’s “Dracula” ?

A. The novel presents the vampire count as a father-figure of great power. B. The vampire represents a beloved father who seeks to gather together all the women and young men (sons). C. The vampire represents sexual impotence. D. The vampire represents the future....