Gothicism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION correct answers -started in England and spread throughout Europe and America -It is a change from an agrarian, handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture Industrialization in America 3 important developments correct answers 1. Transportation was expanded. 2. Electricity was effectively harnessed. 3. Improvements were made to industrial processes accelerating production Impact on Architecture correct answers 1. Steel, glass & iron crea...

The essay answers the following instructions: Write an overview of Romantic and Gothic elements present in "Rappaccini's Daughter". Choose one Romantic literary characteristic and one Gothic literary characteristic and show an example of each in this short story (including a quote for each). What is the effect of Hawthorne having these qualities in the story? Why are they important to understand?

in "the devil & tom walker," what do tom & his wife represent? correct answer: represents greed because tom always chose money & himself over his wife what does the swamp in "the devil & tom walker" represent? correct answer: represents choosing the wrong path or making the wrong decision what does the indian fort in "the devil & tom walker" represent? correct answer: represents hell because the devil lives in/near the fort what does the devil in "the devil & tom walker" repr...

These notes are pertaining to the novel, Wuthering Heights. They were taken in AP English Literature and Composition.

This is a resource containing some useful criticism for 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein'

This is a useful document collecting some of the main quotes from Stoker's 'Dracula' and Shelley's 'Frankenstein'- these are categorised by themes. There is also some useful critical information.