What quality does the Gothic novel of the 18th and early 19th centuries share with the majority of English novels of the same time period ?

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What is a Satanic Hero ?

A. A hero who is known for being aristocratic, moody, and secretive B. A character who is essentially kind but performs a horrible act by accident C. A hero-villain who defies the laws of God’s universe D. A hero who is usually defined by his fatal attraction to women...

“A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city during the Pontificate of Clement VIII, in the year 1599.” All of the following state why this quotation from Perce Shelley’s “The Cenci” represents the Gothic EXCEPT_____________?

A. The placement of the action in the past and in a foreign country B. The grandiose threatening setting that requires ingenious stagecraft C. The focus on wrongdoing at the highest level of authority D. The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play...

What did the novelists of the first wave of Gothic literature think of religion ?

A. Roman Catholicism was wrongfully dismantled in England by Henry VIII in the 16th century. B. Jews represent sympathetic literary heroes. C. Religion is race-neutral. D. The Spanish Inquisition and the legend of the wandering Jew confirm the superiority of England....

What literary convention is used pervasively in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?

A. Satire B. First-person narration C. Realism D. The uncanny doubling of characters...

Which of the following terms is most closely related to the phrase “the explained supernatural” ?

A. The uncanny B. The fallen world C. The “Other” D. The sublime...